The film begins with two brothers who have girl's names (Sue and Kylie). They are living together and their father is in prison. Why the man is incarcerated and why they have girl names is never explained. Then, out of the blue, a friend of the father lets it slip that the man is getting out of prison tonight and the young men scramble to prepare for the homecoming.
AT THE END OF A SENTENCE is an odd short because it seems less like a short and more like a part of a full-length film that has been cut out and shown with little context or completeness. What you see seems very well done but when it was finished, I was left feeling "is that all there is?". Perhaps it wasn't intended as a traditional short but more as a calling card--an experiment to show the "money men" that the team making the film have the skill to make a bigger budget project. There were some nice vignettes (such as the older brother correcting the young one's graffiti grammar) and the acting seems very good but muted.
What I saw I liked...but I want more.