Now here was a film with a massive visual point of difference, seemingly inspired by 1990s FMV games such as NIGHT TRAP and THE 7TH GUEST in terms of presentation, with pixelated imagery that at times was indeed pillowboxed to about 240p much like those games of yesteryear, although a CARMEN SANDIEGO-like UI framework did allow a full 4:3 Academy 1080p frame to be presentated for most of the film.

Onto the film itself, where a naughty dog runs off with its owners keys in the rain after being let out of the car, leading to Petra investigating a mysterious house complete with knife throwing women and Margaret Scratcher, an invisible cat. Of course what would a video game be without a boss to defeat, with would-be pooch stealer Xanthe stealing the show and only true love being able to save the day.

The performances were strong, with each character in the film having a uniquely identifiable screen persona, and the music in particular replicated my nostalgic memories of what adlib soundblasters used to sound like playing DOS games back in the day.

I also liked the message of the film, that nothing can get between true love whether that is for a spouse, child, partner or dearly beloved pet. With its unique A/V approach this really stood out.

My main criticism of the film would also be rooted to its strength in terms of it being such an on point video game presentation. Were we as an audience allowed to be fully drawn into the storytelling? Or did the digitization to sprites potentially take away some of the depth of the human element of cinema? For me on first watch I think I fell into the latter category, but I sat up and paid attention on my repeat watch today and really loved the uniqueness of the film. The story is still a bit flat, for mine, but I love films that stand out in this comp, which this did.

Story: 2.5/5
Technical: 4.5/5
Elements: 3.5/5
Overall: 3.5/5

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One of the best things about this is how insanely brave the form is and yet it's also technically masterful.

Deserves every Nickelodeon award it can get - a favourite of mine this year!

Here we have a textbook example of what I would describe as a cartoon come to life, and the film was all the better for the approach. What is seemingly at first glance a slightly low budget effort with cardboard printed backgrounds such as 'Temp Agency' to represent an office quickly reveals its true nature through exaggeration and absurdity. I also cannot help but appreciate the glowing neon lighting that radiated throughout to develop important story beats, calling to mind 80s classic VAMP.

The reason I'm drawing a comparison to animation is a multitude of reasons, from the ridiculous storyline of a temp serving Satan, through to the ultimate presence that His presence ends up presenting as, so outlandish that I would normally assume not doing them live action . Quite genius really to present evil incarnate as a loveable pooch that would normally be man's best friend. On that note, mad props to the sensational voice work of whoever voiced the dog which was another point that had me thinking how cartoonish the film was, for the better.

But it all works. The team threw the kitchen sink at the screen, but nailed it by playing it straight and letting the comedy shine through. Were they the only team to do a QR code sign in joke? Heck no, but they were the only one to pair the topical humour with an over the top tattooed punk reminding our protagonist to use the app.

And then it got elevated by giving itself heart (literally, the best use of heartbeat in Wellington was thoroughly deserved), and warmth with a change in mis en scene presented through adjusting hues and lighting to more reddish in tone, as well as pulling the film back into relatable everyday experiences like dancing with the pooch and giving it a bath.

The performance of the lead actress was also really strong, taking everything in her stride and nailing the believable naive temp role with aplomb.

As mentioned earlier, the low budget nature of the short was slightly noticeable and some audio was a bit echoey in the office, but the editing was smooth and camerawork really well framed, to the point that the visuals are something I think of really positively. Because that lighting was so damn good I am going to praise it again!

I did also like the ending, though felt it was possibly just a tad rushed following the excellent pacing of everything that had come beforehand. Overall really great film and so glad it made the Wellington final.

Story: 4/5
Technical: 3.5/5
Elements: 4.5/5
Overall: 4/5

Well, this was quite well made, interesting and a little twisted.
However, for anyone with a fondness for their canine friend this film may have taken things a bit too far. Exploding dogs are definitely not laugh-out-loud comedic drama even for cat lovers. However they give effect to the story and obviously the genre.
Looking past the canine massacre before me, I was becoming even more disturbed by the obvious use of a copycat plot device. I went back and watched Peptok (Grand National Winner) from 2018 to confirm that indeed the same plot device of the self help woman's voice in the earbuds of the protagonist is being used in the 2021 Grand Nation Winning film... hmmm.... I recall the word "originality" being important part of this competition.
Following on with the film which so far had served up only a shock effect, I was then caught off guard by the sudden switch in narrative voice to the Dog! Who's talking? Wheres that voice coming from? Oh it's the dog giving a monologue that makes little sense about some military association... hmmm that was a thin line to draw from the writers and throws the audience out of the story. Ah but its a splatter film you might say... yes but it's still a film and all films in this competition need to be original and have strong narrative structure.
The ending came as no surprise. Most of everyone has guessed it unless they have left the room already.
So this is it. Our Winning film? I saw some awesome films in this competition and while this is finalist material, I certainly would not have picked it as the winner. 3/5 from me.

These are the types of films that tickle my film bone. Completely out the gate exactions of bizarre ideas. Beyond the story elements a technical marvel and the atmosphere was outta this world.
Would love to see what this team can do more on the story side of things as it seems like big locations is a staple in their film making. 100% would watch a longer version of this film.

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