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First, the Recap:
Regardless of what people might try and convince themselves of, no one wants or likes to be lonely. Sure, there are moments when we need solitude for reflection, healing, and simple rest. But let’s face it, human beings desire the company of another, especially when it’s someone to love and be loved by. So when her husband left her, advertising executive Nora (Caroline Collins) retreated into a shell of hopelessness, TV, and ice cream. Despite her best friend, Maggie (Alyssa Herron), doing her best to pull Nora out of the sorrowful, heartsick doldrums she’s in, it seems resisting that and burying herself in her work has become the only answer for Nora to cope. However, life has other plans.
When going to her car after work, a near-disastrous run-in brings into Nora’s path a new advocate–Marty (Ken Bolden), a guardian angel assigned to her. Of course, not completely believing what she’s even encountered, Nora returns to work and daily life, only to have Marty begin “popping in” on her, with bouts of “Heavenly humor” while attempting to be the encourager and helper he’s supposed to be. As Marty continues to become more and more Nora’s “shadow” wherever she goes, offering additional, albeit playfully unsolicited health tips and other advice, which ultimately grates on Nora’s last nerves. Advising Marty as such, Nora then faces an initially challenging situation that could have used his assistance. But, that is when her realization of who she is and can be, along with a surprising new neighbor, lets Nora know that things have a funny way of working out.
Next, my Mind:
Romantic comedy in any of its forms, short film or feature length, is ultimately all about great writing, what beats at the heart of the narrative, as regardless of having an excellent cast, a wrongly executed story can still send the whole tone of the movie straight downhill. Writer/Producer/Lead Actress Caroline Collins and Director Steve Parys deliver a correctly executed tale that would truly be at home anywhere from the big screen to the Hallmark Channel with its warmly poignant moral and absolutely endearing tone which allows the viewer to simply sit back and enjoyably take it all in with a solid emotional and relatable connection.
And the film can successfully pull this off thanks to its two main characters, Nora and Marty, magically portrayed by Collins and Bolden. The wonderfully high-spirited, and sometimes borderline facetious, Marty doing his level best to cheer up and ideally guide the initially closed-off and emotionally-binded Nora is a treat to watch, as their banter is so entertainingly engaging. And the “Nora on a date” sequence puts a rather unexpected point of clarity to the whole affair, as it becomes a major watershed moment in her character’s life that then dictates the rest of the events that follow. A great, whimsical music score adds to the air of this work as well, and what you end up with in total is twenty minutes of tension-easing escape that might not leave you “Lightheaded”, but more so lighthearted.
As always, this is all for your consideration and comment. Until next time, thank you for reading!
