Sid (Lawrence O'Leary), a veteran professional writer still waiting for
his one big (and above all profitable) breakthrough, does some
soul-searching for his next big story - and as anybody would, he likes to
see himself as an infallible, god-like creature, projecting all of his
shortcomings into his alter ego Ace (Adam Buxbaum), whom he at times sees
as his younger self, at times as the son he has never had. In this
parallel world of his, there's also Blood (Jamie Tennille), the cynical
woman who represents his past botched up relationships, a woman Sid tries
to remove from the train of his thoughts, but not always successfully as
Ace seems to be drawn to her at times, repulsed by her at others though,
and there's Sugar (Stacy Forbes Iwanicki), who's in a way Sid's ideal
woman, the soulmate type of girlfriend he might have never met in real
life ... If anything, Blood! Sugar! Sid! Ace! is a
highly unusual film - and delighfully so: Basically it's really just four
people in a dimly-lit room (with the exception of one scene though)
talking as they are taking apart Sid's soul, and in the process actually
representing the writing process as such much more vividly and accurately
than any textbook can do. And it all works, too, thanks to a great
screenplay that makes the most of its slightly limiting premise, an
excellent cast, an engaging directorial effort and inspired camerawork. Certainly
an unusual film, and probably not everybody's cup or tea, but totally
recommended still!
|