Inseparable (2007)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Nick White

Writer:

Matthew James Wilkinson (writer)

Genre:

Short | Drama

Plot:

When young dad, Joe, discovers he's dying, drifter Charlie is given a unique opportunity to turn his life around. A story of family, identity and starting again. |

Cast

Benedict Cumberbatch	...	Joe / Charlie
Natalie Press	...	Jean
Bijan Daneshmand	...	Doctor
Dylan Byrne	...	Joe / Jean Son
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Shanks	...	Heavy 2

Runtime:

UK:11 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Serotonin Films

This looks like an absolutely amazing proposal for a full-length movie--I sure hope so.

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This is a short film that features a great story idea. Not only that, but it's handled so very well that I sure hope that this film was made to convince investors to consider putting up money for a feature-length version. If so, I can guarantee I'll go see it as the story really caught my attention. In fact, the whole thing looked absolutely perfect, though I didn't give it a 10 because I rarely do and the whole thing is a tad incomplete--though still exceptional.

A young family man finds out that he's terminally ill. So he calls someone who you assume must be his brother. The ill one is well-groomed but the other is scruffy, as he's a drifter and a drinker. In an odd twist, the ill brother proposes that the other brother takes his place--you assume this is spare his family the loss. In a montage where you see the drifter shave off his beard, get a haircut and dons glasses, he's now the exact image of his IDENTICAL twin. What a great idea--I just wanted to see more and see how it would all work out, though you assume by the ending that it did.

Haunting and amazingly well done--I wanna see more, please!