Sundance Review: Asshole

Score:C+

Director:Chadd Harbold

Cast:Gavin McInnes, Ray Chao

Running Time:10.00

Rated:NR

Have you ever wanted to be sarcastic to your doctor? For Vincent Allen, that is exactly what he plans on doing. Tired of the lame questions and inability to help, Vincent goes to see Dr. Wong, giving him more than his two sense worth in the process.

Featuring only two actors throughout the entire ten minute short, director Chadd Harbold relies on the chemistry and interactions of his two stars to pull the film through. And though the chemistry isn't as strong as it could have been, the writing by Bryan Gaynor helps to overcome any short termed hiccups.

The acting is nowhere near perfect, in fact, to say that it is decent would be a stretch. However, that isn't what the film relies on. Instead, it is the dialogue and fast paced story that helps to keep your attention; warranting you to stay focused and allowing the film to deserve your time and interest.

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About Stephen Davis

Stephen Davis
I owe this hobby/career to the one and only Stephanie Peterman who, while interning at Fox, told me that I had too many opinions and irrelevant information to keep it all bottled up inside. I survived my first rated R film, Alive, at the ripe age of 8, it took me months to grasp the fact that Julia Roberts actually died at the end of Steel Magnolias, and I might be the only person alive who actually enjoyed Sorority Row…for its comedic value of course. While my friends can drink you under the table, I can outwatch you when it comes iconic, yet horrid 80s films like Adventures in Babysitting and Troop Beverly Hills. I have no shame when it comes to what I like, and if you have a problem with that, then we’ll settle it on the racquetball court. I see too many movies to actually win any film trivia contest, so don’t waste your first pick on me. My friends rent movies from my bookcase shelves, and one day I do plan to start charging. I long to live in LA, where my movie obsession will actually help me fit in, but for now I am content with my home in Austin. I prefer indies to blockbusters, Longhorns to Sooners and Halloween to Friday the 13th. I miss the classics, as well as John Ritter, and I hope to one day sit down and interview the amazing Kate Winslet.

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