'Gwilliam (2015)' is a short film that seems to exist purely to shock and disgust, likely in the name of dark comedy. It isn't particularly funny, but it's the kind of thing that's so weird you can't help but either laugh or cry when you see it (and laughing is much more fun). It's bemusing in its own gross way, but it's so abrasively off-putting that I can't say I liked it. Of course, abrasively off-putting is exactly what it's intended to be, so in that regard it's an undeniable success. It's hard to say whether this is good because it achieves what it sets out to, or bad because watching it is simply a terrible time. It's exactly what it wants to be, but what it wants to be isn't really something worth celebrating. It's good enough for what it is, I suppose, but it's definitely rough around the edges and there's very little to it (if anything) besides pure shock value. Watch at your own risk.
Review of Gwilliam
