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简介:Averagedirectionbutawittyandenjoyableshort,2May2004 Author:bobthemoofromBirmingham,UK WhenJackisintheoldagehomeplayingchess,hisopponentfallsasleep.Enraged,heknocksthemanout,muchtotheannoyanceofthenurses-howeverheattractstheattentionofanothermanwhoinviteshimtojoinhisclub.JackjoinstheoldageboxingclubattheBirchStgym,whereoldpeopleboxtogetovertheirfeelingsofuselessness.Despitethis,theauthoritieswanttoshuttheclubdownforsafetyreasons;meanwhileJackpreparesforhistitlefightwiththepowerfulMarcoRocco. Despiteshowingit'sagealittlebit,thisisanenjoyableshortthatmixesafuncomictonewithaseriouspointaboutthelivesofoldagecitizens.Thepointisratherheavilydeliveredbutitisgoodnonetheless,butitisthecomicboxingtrainingthatmakestheshortenjoyable.Theplotfocusesonthethreatfromtheauthoritiesandthetitlefightanditiswelldeliveredwithagoodmixthathelpsusgetintothecharactersandtheirsituations.ThefightscenesarehardlyRagingBullqualitybuttheyareengagingenough-theirweaknessismoreduetothedirectionthananythingelse.Kesslerdoesn'tstandoutfromanyoneelsewhodirectedtheshortfilmsintheShortFilmCinemaseries-hisdirectionisquiteflatanduninspired,partlyduetobudgetI'msure,plusthefilmstocklookswashedoutandpale,althoughthatmaybetheageofthefilm,Idon'tknow. ThecastareallprettygoodwithGouldbeinganengagingleadcharacterinparticular.Thescripthelpsanditgivesplentyofwittylinestothecast.Attwentyminuteslong,itisalongerfilmthanmanyshortsIhavewatched(mostaretenminutesorthereabouts)butitstillflowedbyquitequickly.Overallthisisanenjoyableshortdespiteratherlistlessdirection.…