Very disappointed :(

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

This is not a film I would normally watch, however, a person asked me to watch it and post a review and seeing as how I have not reviewed a short film in a while I thought I would take them up on their offer. Like I said, this is not a film I would of searched out and watched on my own, I am not really into dramas all that much, but I found this one to be rather interesting. It was also very well done, it is the type of short film that is basically a short movie as it looks like it has a budget, it has a rather good soundtrack and it looks more like a mini movie rather than some of the more amateurish short films and full length movies I have seen over the years. The film is about a husband and wife who do not seem very close, nor do they seem like they despise each other. They both lead their lives with secrets. You see the secrets and how they play out. Very somber indeed and much different than the way a similar scenario would happen in America (this film is somewhere in England). I was impressed by how the film played out, just not really a genre I enjoy all that much otherwise I most likely would have scored it higher. Films like this end up making me depressed and I try to avoid films like this for the most part, but it was well done.

A British businessman sees his wife off to work, but she removes her wedding band as soon as she's out of the car and he makes arrangements for a rendezvous with another woman once he arrives at his office. Short film from director Daniel Cormack (who also co-produced) and writer Stephen Betts is a smoothly-orchestrated character study which manages to say a lot (mostly in visual terms) within a 10-minute span. The clear, precise cinematography from Merritt Gold, Gareth Davies' editing, and Nick Loe's portentous score are each commendable, and the finale is an interesting bluff that keeps us wondering. Does the man or his wife suspect the other of infidelity...and does it really matter in the scheme of things, in the context of harsh reality? An intriguing piece of work.

A husband and wife in upscale London embark on separate covert liaisons that may or may not break up their marriage. Amelia (Natasha Powell) and Michael (Anthony Head) appear civil toward each other, with nary a hint of outward strife. But something is wrong between them. What motivates their secretive behavior? What else are they hiding from each other and from us? The viewer must fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle.To the script's credit, characters connect with the audience largely through facial expressions, and through body language in general. Dialogue is wonderfully minimal. Peripheral characters add depth to the drama, and do so without intruding on the story's central focus. What we seem to have here is a story that explores the clash that can occur when commitment to a spouse interferes with, or contradicts, one's commitment to self, when the marriage has become stale.Production values are terrific. Location shooting imparts a sense of realism. Lighting and framing enhance visuals. Cinematography features lots of close-ups, which accent the focus on characters. Casting gives us a photogenic group of people. And the performances of Natasha Powell and Anthony Head help lift the film to a high level of professionalism.My only complaint is the story's slow pace. A number of scenes seem unnecessarily long, given the film's runtime. I could have wished for tighter editing to speed up the action. But that's just me. Other viewers may be happy with a leisurely pace."Amelia and Michael" is a quiet, low-key character drama that seems deliberately enigmatic. I can envision a feature-length film that uses this short as the basis for a Middle Act. In an expanded version the first part of the script would explore back-stories, ancillary characters, motivations and conflicts. The ending would convey the outcome of these forces on Amelia and Michael and related effects on those around them. I love a good mystery. This short film certainly qualifies, and presumably so too would an expanded version.

Sometimes the problem with a short film that has two separate individuals as writer and director is that the two people involved are at odds with each other artistically . One instinctively feels that neither understands what the other is trying to do which means the short suffers With AMELIA AND MICHAEL Stephen Betts has written a relatively low concept story about two human beings who have been in a relationship where the love is burning less brightly than it was several years ago . Director Daniel Cormack has resisted any temptation by " livening " the story up by fancy camera moves that often blights many a short by an inexperienced director and shoots the story so that the audience can feel the emotions the eponymous characters are feeling with guilt and forgiveness being the main emotions felt A story that is short , simple , without a clever plot but one that is essentially human . You may not recognise yourself in the characters but they'll certainly remind you of someone you know