简介：Aprettyamusinglittlecomedydespitebeingprettyslightandlowonbudget,21June2004 Author:bobthemoofromBirmingham,UK JessicaisacocktailwaitressinawinebarworkingonValentine'sDay.YetanotherfightandultimatumfromherboyfriendRoycausinghertolookroundatthemanycouplesintherestaurantandwonderwhatsheismissingouton.FurtherhasslefrombarmanTyrellmakesherstarttoexpressaninterestinMatt,whocomesinonaregularbasiswhilealsolettingherimaginationrunwildwiththemanyflawstheothercoupleshave. StartingwiththesametinklingscorethatalltheshortfilmsIhaveseenfromChanticleerFilms(intermsofshortfilmsanyway)and,asalways,IsankalittlebitasIrealizedthatthiswouldprobablynotreallybeanythingspecialandwasalreadyfailingtodifferfromtheirusualstyle.IwasrightinthatregardbutIstillenjoyeditand,infairness,itisnotunreasonabletoacceptthataproductioncompanywillproducesimilarstylesandfeelsacrossitswork.ThefilmisaboutrelationshipsandtakesaverylightlittlelookatthembyusingAllyMcBealstyle(albeityearsbeforethatseriesstarted)fantasysequencestodothejob.Assuchitisratherlightonplot(asshortsoftenhavetobe)butdoesamuse.ThefantasysequencesarehardlyhilariousbuttheycleverlyextendthecharacteristicsoftherelationshipsthatJessicaseestothenextleveltoreasonableeffect.ThisisenoughtomakeitworthwatchinganditisjustashamethatthemainthreadofJessica'slovelifetendstobecomesecondarytothesemoments. Thecastaregoodandfeatureafewwellknownfacesinthere.AlisonElliottleadsthefilmwellwitharathernicecharacterandaperformancetomatch,sheeasilywinsovertheaudienceandmakesherjudgementalattitudetowardsotherseasiertoaccept.TherestofthecasthavealmostnocharacterstoreallyspeakofandjustprovidesupportbutitwasgoodtoseeMichaelBeachdoinghisusualcool,suavestuffinthisshort–he'sagoodlookingandslickguynomatterwhatyourorientationis!Thecastseemtolikethematerialtoo,astheyhavenotcomeforthemoneyasthereappearstobeverylittleofthatkickingaround.Thebarissimplyablacksoundstagewithsomefurnitureinitanditdoesn'tlooklikeanyrealmoneywasspentonit–butthisisashortandIhavenoproblemwithlowbudgetstuffaslongasitdoesn'tletitconstrainitintermsofsubstance. Overallthisishardlyearthshatteringstuffanditisnotreallythesortofthingthatwillstickinyourmindbutitisenjoyablenonetheless.TheplotisbasicandreallymoreaboutrelationshipsgenerallythanJessica'sinparticularbutinthatregarditworksbecauseitisquitewellobservedandhasquiteafewamusingmoments.AsIsaid,hardlythebestthingyou'lleverseebutitispleasantandquiteamusingtowatch.…