Plot
An actress is repeatedly catcalled on her way home from a shoot until just the right guy comes her way.
Cast
Big ol' shrug on that one.
Verdict
The Gaze standing at around 5 minutes is one of those short films that relies entirely on a big revelation, a twist. Trouble is this twist is poorly handled and so generic and overdone it falls very flat. A twist isn't shocking if you see it in every other film these days. You probably won't see it coming, but you won't care when it arrives.
Then it builds to a finale that explains everything but serves very little purpose and slaps you with some cgi that the average person with a copy of Blender could do better than.
Not the worst, just lazy.
Rants
The trouble with The Gaze is it has no real place, no identity. It couldn't work as a feature film as there's just nothing there and as a short it leaves you shrugging as if it's setting up something but of course simply doesn't. Why does this short exist? What's it bringing to the table? It shouldn't and nothing are your answers.
Breakdown
Overdone twist Fugly cgi Goes nowhere, accomplishes nothing.
An actress is repeatedly catcalled on her way home from a shoot until just the right guy comes her way.
Cast
Big ol' shrug on that one.
Verdict
The Gaze standing at around 5 minutes is one of those short films that relies entirely on a big revelation, a twist. Trouble is this twist is poorly handled and so generic and overdone it falls very flat. A twist isn't shocking if you see it in every other film these days. You probably won't see it coming, but you won't care when it arrives.
Then it builds to a finale that explains everything but serves very little purpose and slaps you with some cgi that the average person with a copy of Blender could do better than.
Not the worst, just lazy.
Rants
The trouble with The Gaze is it has no real place, no identity. It couldn't work as a feature film as there's just nothing there and as a short it leaves you shrugging as if it's setting up something but of course simply doesn't. Why does this short exist? What's it bringing to the table? It shouldn't and nothing are your answers.
Breakdown
Overdone twist Fugly cgi Goes nowhere, accomplishes nothing.
