(I) (2008)

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7/10
Charming...and weird.
planktonrules3 May 2009
I liked this strange little short film, even though its characters and plot were very strange indeed! In fact, it's the quirkiness that really attracted me.

The film begins with a poor schmuck in the park--sad because he bombed a job interview. He sits down on a bench and soon a very large prostitute sits next to him. While he isn't the least bit interested in sex, he does want to talk and the lady devotes much of her day to listening and giving the guy advice. Along the way, they pick up a hot dog vendor and the three of them traipse around the park doing nothing in particular--just enjoying the day. Despite sounding dull, the film was anything but and I loved the hot dog guy.

By the way, in many ways this short is like the portion near the beginning of the movie THE PRODUCERS where Max takes his accountant, Leo, to the park. In fact, I even wonder if this inspired A WALK IN THE PARK--the parallels are many.

Overall, the film showed a great touch as far as directing, writing and acting go. In particular, I think Erica Bradshaw did a great job playing the lady.
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10/10
Keeping things simple can make things good
anthony-72725 August 2009
I'm not big on leaving comments on IMDb, but recently I came across this short film by Christian Remde and written by Seth Fisher.

This is a really well written script with tight concise dialogue that allows it's actors (in this case very good ones) to enjoy what they are saying. All the performances - including Seth's as the hot dog vendor are very well done - They leave you wanting to know more about the characters, something many shorts don't achieve. I'm not going to single out any of the actors performance - They were all damn good.

Filmed on HD and using a 35mm converter with prime lenses proved that you don't need the top of the line camera to get the 'filmic' look and with thought about shots and the edit you can create something very beautiful. Walk in the Park is really well directed. he has written, shot and cut something that is a really a joy to watch.

The sad part of this is... How long will it be before I see another short this good.
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