Gillian Robespierre's romantic comedy, Obvious Child, features a break-up, a few too many Jack and Cokes, a subway condom, an underwear-clad drum session, and, ultimately, an abortion date. It reminds me of a bizarro-world Juno, where instead of falling in love in 11th grade with a bun in the oven, the sparks fly at Planned Parenthood (which I am convinced is, after watching 16 and Pregnant for the first time recently, WAY more realistic).
The writing had me cracking up and Jenny Slate, SNL's newest cast member, is incredibly endearing as the lead role - never has a cuter girl uttered the words, "Your pee smells like Cheetos." The short film is 20 minutes long and perfectly embodies the name of this blog - who wouldn't rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints?
Obvious Child from Gillian Robespierre on Vimeo.
P.S. You might recognize the leggy blond in the bar or the bewigged, balloon-carrying girl on Valentine's Day as none other than Chicago's own, Kelly Frances Ramsey.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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I loved that film! I was thinking that this should have been a full-length movie... the characters and dialogue were great. But then I thought that I really enjoyed it as is, and maybe as a 90 min movie it would have lost some of its charm. So, ya, keep these short films coming.
ReplyDeleteThey ARE making it into a feature film!
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