"Likeness" is a short film from 2 years ago and I am not sure what to say about the runtime. Officially, it's 8.5 minutes, but if you don't count the closing credits it does hardly reach the 6-minute mark. And what's even worse. It takes roughly 3 minutes for Elle Fanning to appear on-screen. Everything before that is just impressions from a party. The we see Fanning in a bathroom, with a face as broken as her character who apparently suffers from bulimia. This is part of a short film series on female struggles. Fanning's sister Dakota also appears in one of these. Others involve forbidden love and pregnancy etc. "Likeness" was written and directed Rodrigo Prieto, his only effort as a filmmaker. However, he is a very prolific and successful cinematographer, who was also Oscar nominated for his work on "Brokeback Mountain". Still, judging from this one here, he should better not return to directing his own films. Very much style over substance and not much under the surface.. Not recommended and it's a shame Fanning got a script, with which she certainly could not show us her range.
Review of Likeness
