A Little Glass of Rum
Movie Review
The story of the movie "A Little Glass of Rum," which was
written by Lauren Keller and directed by Carah Chafin and stars Stuart Ford,
Nick Mitchell, and Kurt Shaw, is as follows: Security officer Stan Ailor
returns home after working the night shift at a neighboring prison to find his
wife Holly and son Peter have been brutally murdered in 1968. Three years
later, Stan is listening to Holly's music box as he prepares to put his
family's killer to death. When Stan first enters the prison, he sees the
murderer's cell and is then led by Dawson, the prison warden, to the chamber
where the prisoner is being interrogated. As Stan enters the space, he meets
Kenneth's cold-blooded killing gaze. Dawson walks into his office to view the
incident on security tape. After some unpleasant conversation between Stan and
Kenneth, the jail cook shows up with Kenneth's final dinner. The two start
eating while discussing the killings. As the tenseness grows, Kenneth displays
a scar on his wrist that resembles Stan's scar. The two gradually show that
they are brothers by tearing down their egos. Kenneth begins to hum Holly's
music box before telling the story of how he killed both Holly and Peter. Stan
starts to lose his composure and begins to yell and punch his insane sibling.
Stan receives his long-awaited retribution as Kenneth makes his last astute
comment.
The movie starts off great with a couple glimpses of Stan
with his wife and son while cheesy music is playing. Then, while he is working
as a guard at the nearby prison, they are killed. This completes the task in
2.5 minutes and paves the way for the following events.
Particularly for a student film, A Little Glass of Rum is
really beautifully made. Stan and Ken's conversation is skillfully written and
highly powerful. Also, the murder scenes are quite graphic without being
excessively so.
But, the theory as a whole seems improbable for reasons
that should be apparent to just about anyone. Even though it takes an amusing
detour en way, it does reach a conclusion you'll predict. Even if some of the
movie's own materials didn't indicate the relationship between the two, it
wouldn't come as a huge surprise.
In the end, A Little Glass of Rum is an excellent movie
with a weak idea. Both those in front of and behind the camera have enough
talent to make the film not only succeed but also stand out.
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