"One Man's Loss" is an American live action short film from 2012, so this one has its 7th anniversary this year and it runs for 6 minutes plus another minute credits. The writer and director here is Philip Sansom and this is among his more known career efforts. But neither he nor any of the three cat members are well-known these days. The actors playing the couple still work in the movie industry, but the bum if you want to call him like that has apparently never been in a film before or after that. Tough to say what the reason is, physically he sure has it and I found him to be a bit of a Chris Hemsworth look-alike from Thor. Anyway, as for the story here, a woman and a man are having a heated argument in the man's apartment that results in the woman throwing the man's clothes out of the window, eventually slapping him and when he slaps her back, she runs away and gets in the car with the homeless man. Well, quite a coincidence that all these clothes fit him and also right place right time for him. He may hain a whole lot more that day other than garments. But I honestly don't see the woman here as a victim or as likable admittedly. She respects the man's possessions not one but, doesn't mind hitting him and eventually acts fairly promiscuously by getting in the car with the next best guy, only because he wears clothes that she finds attractive. So yeah the final plot twist is relatively funny and it is also a decent work in terms of camera angles and direction, but it is also a slightly shallow film that does not necessarily set the right priorities about who is likable here and who isn't. A close call overall, but I give this film a thumbs-up and a cautiously positive recommendation. Not a must-watch by any means though.
Review of One Man's Loss
