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Grief
USA 2016
produced by Kevin Renwick, Chris Mammarelli, Rob Klieger (executive) for Big E.K.
directed by Kevin Renwick, Chris Mammarelli
starring Kevin Renwick, Jackie Moore, Sean Russel Herman, Ken Gamble, Nelson Cheng, Nathan Kehn, Tammy Kaitz, Hiram A. Murray, Corinne Nowicki, Landon Renwick, Suzanne Wallace, Gene R. Wallace, Eric Ballew, Nazareth Valdez (voice), Scott Renwick (voice), Lee Miles (voice)
written by Kevin Renwick, music by Lee Miles, special effects by Eric Ballew, Adam Unruh
review by Mike Haberfelner
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Ever since losing his son (it's never explained how exactly), Kyle
(Kevin Renwick) has gone off the hook: He has lost his job, his wife
Sherry (Jackie Moore) has left him, he's in debt and no longer eligible
for welfare, and he has taken to drinking. And now he wants to end it all,
so he drops by the former home of him and his wife that's up for sale,
writes a good-bye letter for Sherry, empties a bottle of vodka, puts a gun
into his mouth and ... realises it's not that easy to just shoot oneself
dead, and after numerous attempts all he can come up with is a slight
scratch on the cheek. And upset neighbours who have hears a shot and
called Sherry and the police ... and soon Kyle has all sorts of problems
on his hand, including nosey policemen (Nelson Cheng, Nathan Kehn), an
intrusive realtor (Tammy Kaitz), dozens of unwanted phonecalls that still
need answering - and through all these things that keep Kyle from making
another attempt at suicide his resolve grows ever stronger. Thing is,
people have grown wise to what Kyle's up to ... Even though the
subject matter of Grief (and the title might be a bit of a dead
giveaway) is very depressing, this is a movie that shows remarkable wit
when it comes to telling its story, taking its audience on exactly the
emotional rollercoaster ride that its lead character experiences, and
mirroring this in its cinematical language as well, which is at times
trippy or allegorical, dreamlike and nightmarish, to really let us enter
Kyle's mind. And the whole thing is rather handsomely carried by Kevin
Renwick's on-screen performance, who does find nuances in Kyle's personal
hell. The outcome is actually quite entertaining despite the downbeat
premise - just don't confuse this with any kind of party movie ;)
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review © by Mike Haberfelner
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