Contains Spoilers
As far as short stories go, you can take them or leave them. Usually I'm a fan of these (they're also easier to write and more pithy.) This short based on one such story, sets up the plot in usual fashion; where two men meet to discuss a plan they're hatching. Well one of them is, Stan (David Arkema). Built up and filmed to make it appear they're gonna go in guns blazing and pull off a heist. You're not wrong there. It is a heist - of sorts. As they get guns a-ready and Marty (Clayton S Myers) asks if he misses her still. The unknown woman of the piece and then it turns out he might be planning on taking her out.
Interspersed with flashes of Elizabeth Saint, credited as "Attractive Woman. Until we see her at the end. It appears she did the dirty on him and now he wants back what's his. A box full of empty promises? Well we're not shown what's in the box he wants, but it's been frozen and he wants it back. It's his, no she says "it's mine now." As it happens, none of them get it, but Stan does. For someone who couldn't pull the trigger, he sure did get trigger happy and then walked away, casual as Larry. Not only doing what they intended but also shooting Marty through two hearts!! Was it worth it?
This to me came across as being very tongue-in-cheek (yeah using another body part reference!) and ironic. He gave her his heart, she betrayed him and now he wants it back. The end piece being ironically each of them end up being the losers in the narrative! Though the title of the short story it's based on gives it away! The Death of A Frozen Heart by Sohale Dezfoli. It's more about how you fall for someone, get hurt and need to move on, not fester and think revenge.
Obviously I thought Stan would be the one who would get Marty and yes it happened, but not in the way I expected! Oh well and Elizabeth was a mere token love interest and kinda wasted, but if you're a fan of hers and her other paranormal achievements, she will have you glued to this! Hottie with a loaded weapon!
Insentient: the inability to understand, lifeless, inert: a reference to Marty or to the boxed object. Take your pick.
Nominated and Winner of the following:
Winner - Best Narrative Short - International Independent Film Awards (2014)
Nominated - Best Dramatic Short - Burbank International Film Festival (2014)
Nominated - Best Guerrilla Film - Action on Film International Film Festival (2014)
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