Despite its under-five minute runtime, the clever and engaging "Shovel and Run" presents a volume of unforeseen plot twists in what amounts to some shrewdly crafted moviemaking.
Relying only on action to the exclusion of dialogue, we pick up the plot as a male driver navigates a dirt road in a densely overgrown backwoods locale. And as so many of us are prone to doing, he's got one hand on the wheel while the other navigates his phone. Soon enough, a young male darts out and across the dirt road. And that's when "Shovel and Run" hits the ground running.
This is a film that proposes multiple and surprising human responses to an extreme moment, and with a premise that could well lend itself to a full-fledged feature exploring the moral crossroads of the human condition. Recommended. - (Was this review of use to you? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!)
Relying only on action to the exclusion of dialogue, we pick up the plot as a male driver navigates a dirt road in a densely overgrown backwoods locale. And as so many of us are prone to doing, he's got one hand on the wheel while the other navigates his phone. Soon enough, a young male darts out and across the dirt road. And that's when "Shovel and Run" hits the ground running.
This is a film that proposes multiple and surprising human responses to an extreme moment, and with a premise that could well lend itself to a full-fledged feature exploring the moral crossroads of the human condition. Recommended. - (Was this review of use to you? If so, let me know by clicking "Helpful." Cheers!)