A Film with Me in It

Mark is a wannabe actor--penniless, clueless, and inept. He cares for a paraplegic brother and has a girlfriend, Sally, who wants to be an ex-girlfriend. His idea of life is to go to the occasional audition, dodge his landlord (having spent the rent money Sally gave him), give Sally a hangdog look, and talk with Pearce, who lives upstairs. Mark's flat is in disrepair: the kitchen window slams shut, bits of plaster fall from the ceiling, a bulb fizzes, and the sitting-room chandelier sways. When an awful accident happens, Mark freezes, which precipitates additional accidents; he finally calls Pearce, perhaps the worst decision possible. Will Mark come to his senses? —<jhailey@hotmail.com>