Based on previous feedback, there seems to be some misunderstanding about this feature presentation. This is a video-movie. It is not a professionally made film. If this dulls your interest stop here. If you like movies that are off the Hollywood radar, or ones that don't classify well in today's mainstream "independent" film markets, then take the time to see what The Coterie Of Empirical Efforts has done with this micro-budget movie.
Regardless of how one may judge the production value, all film-making is anything if not putting out a series of fires (or creating them). A filmmaker with little to no resources has to rely on what's at hand in order to deliver a story that's both comprehendible, and at least mildly entertaining.
And you're right to think you're not under any obligation to like it, especially just for that. But the accessibility of digital video, along with the Internet, has created a new genre of film-making that does not contain the polished post-production that "glitzes" its way into our theatres and video stores daily. Not that there is anything wrong with any of those, rather the lack of a highly polished product is simply another way to tell a visual story - as it always has been since cinema's beginning.
As with any film genre, part of the experience in watching is keeping in mind not only the limitations (intended or otherwise) of that genre, but also the opportunities that it provides to tell a story. It is with this acceptance that we choose one DVD to another from day to day.
When standard expectations of movie viewing are opened to at least include the non-professionally made movie, a whole other world of unique viewing pleasure can begin. So sit back, relax, take it easy, and take it for what it is. The 97 minutes (well-paced, and chocked full of laughs btw) will be worth the time.
