Seen at the 2006 Woods Hole Film Festival, "Ice Cream Ants" by writer, director, editor Jeremy Carr, brings us into the neo film noir world of "Lover," and contains incredible dialogue and acting. Trapped in a nightmare world, Lover (played with an understated strength by Marcus Ashley) is compelled on a journey where his interactions with a temptress (played by the incomparable Goth femme fatal Jill Tracy) and a barstool philosopher (played by the great character actor Tom Noonan) force him to confront his own inner demons. Carr's climactic bar scene offers a veritable cinematic feast of light and sound, of comedy and drama, as we watch Lover interact with a host of unusual and engaging barflies who would definitely find Cheer's too bright and tame of a joint. As the story concludes and the viewer ponders the greater significance of the final frames, Carr's brilliant storytelling emerges and continues to resonate long after the credits roll.
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