The lives of three people collide when awkward loner Aiden meets his new neighbour Chelsea...
I'll admit it. I'm not the best at talking with women. Get me on the subject of films and I won't shut up. But try and be interesting, to make a connection? Not so good. It's why I can relate (to a degree!) with Aiden in this story.
He makes online connections, but his own nervousness and awkwardness means he doesn't show up after arranging a date. When he does meet his neighbour Chelsea, he does make a connection. one he desperately wants to take further.
It was at this point, while watching I became concerned. I did think this short film was going in a direction I really hoped it wouldn't. It was therefore a pleasant surprise that it didn't.
In part this was down to the third character in the story, Elaine a work colleague of Aiden, who clearly has feeling for him, ones he just doesn't pick up on.
Were the story ends up, I won't reveal, but I will say the last few minutes were surprising, thanks to writer Cassie Keet and co-writer and director Marc Cartwright. He has written the short film very well, not giving all the details, but letting the audience perhaps fill in some blanks. Certainly when thinking about how it ends, you can read it a certain way, I know I did. His direction is good too.
The cast are good. Ashley Jones as Elaine, Samantha Boscarino as Chelsea are terrific as the women in the story (special mention to Darielle Deigan as Kate, who gets stood up in the opening and lets rip on the phone!). But it is Baker Chase Powell as Aiden who grabs your attention. Perfectly capturing his awkwardness and loneliness perfectly, it's a great performance.
I was quite taken with We Die Alone. Keet and Cartwright could have taking the story in many directions, but I really liked where they took this and also the title's relevance.
It is coming to Amazon Prime and if you get the chance, then I do recommend checking it out.
Rating: 4/5
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