I'm having trouble understanding this film's story. It begins with a cop chasing a few people and then... the cop wakes up in a field wearing different clothes? Did this happen later? Is it a dream sequence? What does this cop have to do with the rest of the story? Well, anyway, we see people in a church playing poker or some other card game. Who are these people? Are they gangsters? A different cop named Jonas goes inside the church and I think he wants revenge. I believe his... sister died? Jonas is basically a one-man army and he fights these people in the church.
"Clash" is just puzzling, but not in a good way. The fighting is not on par with, say, "The Raid" movies. Some of it looks OK, but some of it is unconvincing. There's a part where Jonas stabs a guy on the ground (presumably killing him), but you don't actually see him stabbing the guy. It's off-screen. Was this done because the filmmakers didn't know how to show it properly? The acting is so-so at best. I guess it's better than "The Room" (2003), but not by much. The guy who plays Jonas is OK, I guess. The editing and the sound are not great. I was watching this film with my headphones and there were at least a couple of times when the sound seemed to be coming out of only one side, for some reason. The film also doesn't look great. In fact, it often looks dull. I didn't care about the characters. There are maybe a few funny moments, but I don't think they're intentional. For example, when a character says, "Anne, don't rush me like that", the actor says the line poorly and I laughed.
If you think I'm being too harsh, well, what can I say? It's my opinion. I know movies require a lot of work, but I don't think "Clash" is entertaining. It's certainly not the worst short film I've ever seen, though. Maybe Orlando Giraldo, the writer/director/editor/etc, will make something better in the future.
"Clash" is just puzzling, but not in a good way. The fighting is not on par with, say, "The Raid" movies. Some of it looks OK, but some of it is unconvincing. There's a part where Jonas stabs a guy on the ground (presumably killing him), but you don't actually see him stabbing the guy. It's off-screen. Was this done because the filmmakers didn't know how to show it properly? The acting is so-so at best. I guess it's better than "The Room" (2003), but not by much. The guy who plays Jonas is OK, I guess. The editing and the sound are not great. I was watching this film with my headphones and there were at least a couple of times when the sound seemed to be coming out of only one side, for some reason. The film also doesn't look great. In fact, it often looks dull. I didn't care about the characters. There are maybe a few funny moments, but I don't think they're intentional. For example, when a character says, "Anne, don't rush me like that", the actor says the line poorly and I laughed.
If you think I'm being too harsh, well, what can I say? It's my opinion. I know movies require a lot of work, but I don't think "Clash" is entertaining. It's certainly not the worst short film I've ever seen, though. Maybe Orlando Giraldo, the writer/director/editor/etc, will make something better in the future.