A Little Glass of Rum - Movie Review

 

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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