Hot Picks
|
|
|
Best of Seven
USA 2016
produced by Melanie Grasso (executive), Greg Davis (executive), Jonnie Stapleton (executive), Domenico Grasso (executive) foe Sugy & the Movie Company, Jester Independent
directed by Jonnie Stapleton
starring Jonnie Stapleton, Paula Kelley, James Drew Armstrong, Lacey Hannan, Myron McClure, Sophia Flot-Warner, Pearce Joza, Brittany Wagner, Erika Ishii, Mike Nicholas, Paul T.O. Petersen, Jakeem Hawkins, Adam Hansen, Eric Adams, Thomas Valencia, Andy Forrest, VaLynn Rain, Jocelyn Meredith, Lisa-Beth Harris, Greg Barnett, Aaron Fili, Shaun Michael Chilton, Brent Tyler, Rachel Lien, Lilach Mendelovich, Molly McKune, Sebastian Mkrtchyan
written by Domenico Grasso, Jonnie Stapleton, music by Noah Hunt, Ryan Hobler, Lukewarm Freeda
review by Mike Haberfelner
|
|
Ever since he has been a little boy, Jonnie (played as a child by
Pearce Joza, as an adult by Jonnie Stapleton) had a best playmate that got
him into a lot of trouble, and that was Jack ... who unfortunately was
himself, because Jonnie is a schizophrenic of the multiple persona
variety. So his parents (Paula Kelley, James Drew Armstrong) have decided
to put him on medication to surpress his surplus personas and make him
work like a normal person in a totally boring job ... and hey, the drugs
might cause depression as a side effect, but the guy works like a regular
member of society, so what's to worry? Nothing ... until Jonnie overdoses
and almost dies, and as a result, same parents decide to get him off
medication again ... and that doesn't go well for long, because Jonnie's
other self Jack has turned into a total asshole womanizer, and soon enough
Jonnie has to realize several other selves have developed as well, like
the by-the-book bookkeeper and the air-brained fitness freak, the vamp and
the inner child, and even the Russian villain, and they all want to come
to the fore eventually. As a consequence, Jonnie loses his job, gets
evicted from his house, and eventually finds himself on the run from the
police - but he has also gotten his hands on a winning lottery ticket
which ought to solve all his problems all at once - but now his other
selves start fighting over exactly this ticket, and they won't even shy
away from killing to get their hands on it ... Now ok, Best
of Seven can by no means be accused of being an accurate depiction of
multiple personality disorder - but despite getting quite a few of the
facts wrong for story purposes (as one would), the film doesn't make fun
of it either but gets a fun story (and a rather cool one-man show) out of
the concept without actually making fun of the condition (which in the end
wins out over medication - which I don't consider a spoiler). And apart
from that, the film's perfectly structured on a narrative level, and
Jonnie Stapleton as an actor is well up for his seven different
characters, supported by a fine supporting cast ... and all of this makes Best
of Seven rather a hoot to watch!
|
|
|
review © by Mike Haberfelner
|
Feeling lucky? Want to search any of my partnershops yourself for more, better results? (commissions earned) |
The links below will take you just there!!!
|
|
|
Thanks for watching !!!
|
|
|
Robots and rats,
demons and potholes, cuddly toys and shopping mall Santas,
love and death and everything in between,
Tales to Chill Your Bones to is all of that.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to -
a collection of short stories and mini-plays ranging from the horrific to the darkly humourous,
from the post-apocalyptic to the weirdly romantic,
tales that will give you a chill and maybe a chuckle,
all thought up by the twisted mind of screenwriter and film reviewer Michael Haberfelner.
Tales to Chill Your Bones to
the new anthology by Michael Haberfelner
Out now from Amazon!!! |
|