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 CONFUSIONS
OF AN UNMARRIED COUPLE (Substance
Productions) Drama. 73 minutes. Not rated. Dan and Lisa were a couple,
but are now broken up and the break up wasn’t exactly a pleasant one.
Months later, Dan visits Lisa to talk, and swipe some vinyl records. While
at the apartment, the pair “discuss,” for the first time since their
break up, their past relationship. Of course, many unknown facts fly from
mouths surprising the heckers out of this unmarried couple who were
unknowingly dysfunctional.
This is a dialog heavy movie
and that dialog is well written and often amusing. However, sometimes I
felt things were a bit overwritten and too witty, but then again, who
wants to watch an argument riddled with, “No sir, you did,”
“Nah-uh,” “I’m rubber you’re glue…” While Lisa (Naomi
Johnson) remains mostly serious, Dan’s (Brett Butler-also wrote and
directed) antics are funny but not to the point of making him a typical
buffoon often portrayed in “break-up” movies. This indi flic is well
produced, with the leads holding their own with the acting, though Naomi
Johnson’s constant inflections at the end of every sentence did start to
get to me. This is good stuff and I’ll be sure to steal a line or two
from Dan in any future fights I may have. I look forward to more stuff
from the Butler Brothers (Brett’s bro Jason also worked the movie). –
Denis Sheehan
Editor's Note: This review first appeared
in Askew Reviews 14, but I
stupidly titled it "Confessions of an Unmarried Couple."
Dumbass.
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