It's a pleasant surprise to have an indie film turn out to be so riveting. Ordinary-looking actors can become superstars when given a good script and great dialogue. The plot here is convoluted but naturalistic in an amusingly serious way--it's not too far-fetched to believe such contretemps could happen in real life. The presence of the archetypal counselor saves this embroglio from descending into Mexican soap-opera territory and in fact, lifts it into the realm of Jungian psychotherapeutics, where problematic life situations ping off the ivory tower of philosophy and take on the universiality of art. Did l say the dialogue was top drawer--l had to turn the sound up so as not to miss the hidden punch lines ("l didn't know what he did for a living for three years") or ("l used to feel sorry for women who were married to losers"). I laughed out loud more than once. For a low-budget, no-big-Hollywood-stars movie, l was impressed. It demonstrates what you can do with ordinary thespians in a mundane setting if you have an interesting and unusual premise. Kudos to the screenwriter!
Review of Our Neighbors Shadow
