"Highston" is a 27-minute short film that was released a couple weeks ago with the prospect of becoming the pilot episode for a series if enough people like it. It was directed by the director team from "Little Miss Sunshine" and the guy who wrote it also came up with the excellent movie Nebraska. So we sure have quite some achievements here. The cast is sub-par famous too. The actor who play the title character is unknown, but there's actors from "Boston Legal" and "Suburgatory" in here and that's just the ones I recognized. And of course, there's NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal and Red Hot Chili Peppers band member Flea in here. And these 2 do not only have one-scene cameos. They appear from start to finish in many scenes as the main character sees them in his imagination. And of course, they need to return if this gets really picked up for a series. All in all, it took a bit to get me interested, but I started to like this movie after roughly 10 minutes in. Funny little watch. I am not entirely convinced this could work as a series, but it certainly is among the better choices. Thumbs up.
Review of Highston
