★ 4 / 10
Depressing and dismal, _Sun Don't Shine_ chronicles a
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Depressing and dismal, _Sun Don't Shine_ chronicles a trip through Florida with two young dimwits, a girl who has stabbed her husband and her construction…
Depressing and dismal, _Sun Don't Shine_ chronicles a trip through Florida with two young dimwits, a girl who has stabbed her husband and her construction worker boyfriend. The husband's body is in the trunk of their old beater car which, of course, has no air conditioning, so everybody sweats a lot. Come to think of it, in every Florida movie I ever saw, everybody sweats a lot.
They're on their way to the Everglades to dump the husband's body, but things, naturally, go very wrong.
It sounds like a black comedy, but it's not. It takes itself very seriously. Unfortunately, the audience does not.
Kate Lyn Shell's performance, which alternates between sullen, whiny, and histrionic, is unimpressive. Kentucker Audley fares a tad better as the laconic boyfriend, but not by much. We don't like him; we don't like her. Unlikeable protagonists are tricky business. It takes a skilled writer and director to keep us interested in them. That doesn't happen here.
The middle of the film drags badly. There is really no action until the final scenes, and the ending is self-consciously ambiguous. No spoilers here--not that it matters.
The funky, steamy Florida landscape is filmed with a kind of hazy tint, which works well, and there are mildly amusing scenes at the ultra-tacky mermaid show at Weeki Wachee.
I'm a big fan of low budget indie films, and I've seen many that were really outstanding. Not this one, sorry to say. Annoyingly poor performances, a sketchy and disjointed script, and too much gloomy affectation ensure that this film lives up to its name.
★ 5 / 10
I think a lot of times directors spend
R T
I think a lot of times directors spend so much effort on getting a film to match their image of what it should be, they forget that a succinct ending is…
I think a lot of times directors spend so much effort on getting a film to match their image of what it should be, they forget that a succinct ending is necessary. The ending should say something, wrap things up and make it worthwhile to have sat through the thing. I am tired of directors who think this isn't important, especially after their doing such a good job of establishing mood, texture, acting quality, etc.
★ 5 / 10
I was impressed greatly by the acting of
Kevin L
I was impressed greatly by the acting of Sheil and Audley. These are very real, true to life people, so similar to some I've come across in my time. Tone is…
I was impressed greatly by the acting of Sheil and Audley. These are very real, true to life people, so similar to some I've come across in my time. Tone is set and maintained well throughout. It was clear by this first full-length picture that Amy Seimitz had potential as a filmmaker/writer to go along with her acting skills.
This movie reminded some of the film "Wanda" I just watched recently. Similar sort of rather uninteresting, pathetic, hopeless losers in the South. The story was a bit thin, but there was certainly no need for exposition really, and it is not a factor in the movie, which is indicative of Seimitz's work as she has said she hates exposition. The acting carried the day in this one, but I was not enthralled much otherwise. 2.7 stars
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guys i mean what's the point of even uploading these if they're gonna be dead a couple weeks later ? like don't even bother ??