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dondon802003
Reviews
Unforgettable Romance (2004)
sad..tragic..romantic...with depth
first off, congratulations on your first short film. Great first attempt and a performance by you that is above average for a first director.
this is such a universal theme you chose to make a film about..with the uniqueness of choosing a male's perspective. i felt bad for the character Hayden, he was too in love with a woman that he felt that its her or no one else. you incorporated in your film drama, music, romance, tragedy which is a lot to incorporate in one film and especially a short. i admire your great taste in classical music, and middle eastern instruments that you chose to use and made it ONE with the story. i can see the actors were hard to work with, and probably was against your will since you had such a bigger story to tell for these 2 to portray. the best thing i liked was the DIRECTING. It showed passion behind a story wanting to be told, a story close to your heart, a story that you most of all relate to. the lighting and cinematography were superb, great job on the effect of isolation and loneliness.
i hope to see more of your work in the future.
Sideways (2004)
not funny, but a good drama
SIdeways...is far a movie from being a comedy..there are some light moments, but originally it has a drama feel. Its a great story for a person who looses all hope in life, and everything he has, feeling like a loser... THe directing was OK, the script was great. I related to the film, i felt for the character of Miles...he portrays the perfect type of man who feels he lost everything he has...whatever age you are you will relate to it. Paul GIamatti...GREAT GREAT GREAT PERFORMANCE, deserved an academy award nomination..great job...he BECAME that man, and portrayed him perfectly.. The rest of the cast was good, i was surprised how good Virginia Madsen was.. DO NOT GO SEE IT THINKING ITS A COMEDY, THERE ARE FUNNY MOMENTS, BUT REALLY ITS A SAD STORY