I very much welcomed the opportunity to view short film Justice Served, having enjoyed director Patrick Rea's feature film Arbor Demon (AKA Enclosure), where he marked himself out as a director not afraid to do something different to the norm. With Justice Served Rea again confounds expectations and comes up with a twisted, darkly humorous tale that takes a short while to click into gear but once it does it's a subversive delight.
What first appears to be a straightforward trial – proving whether a young man pushed a small girl in front of an oncoming car – soon reveals itself to be anything but. Nothing is what it seems and the less said about the direction Justice Served takes the better. I'd rather viewers see this as I did without any spoilers. Likened to The Twilight Zone by the director, Justice Served relishes playing against expectations and is one short that warrants repeat viewings.
What first appears to be a straightforward trial – proving whether a young man pushed a small girl in front of an oncoming car – soon reveals itself to be anything but. Nothing is what it seems and the less said about the direction Justice Served takes the better. I'd rather viewers see this as I did without any spoilers. Likened to The Twilight Zone by the director, Justice Served relishes playing against expectations and is one short that warrants repeat viewings.