A man who missed the AA meeting celebrating his first year of sobriety is found to be at home and drinking.
Marcellus Cox is the real deal. I know it's just a short, but his work on LIQUOR BANK is among the finest I've ever seen. Cox is going to do great things, he's just made what is probably a perfect film.
This film rocked me. It's a simple story, just two men talking over the course of a quarter of an hour. There is nothing fancy, just two men, one of them is at the crossroads. That Cox doesn't do anything flashy with it is the revelation. He is the rare director who lets the story does what it has to do and just does it. As someone who sees hundreds of shorts every year it's rare to see a short that is just the story. Every short seems to be made to either make a feature or to get the director notice. LIQUOR BANK is here to tell an important story...and is earthshaking for that reason.
Beyond that watching the film and pulling it apart in my head to see the construction I realize that Cox's choices are perfect. Each shot is exactly perfect, there is nothing extra, just images that keep us in the moment. The music is not intrusive, instead it is exactly what is needed at each moment.
Looking at the film is like looking at beautiful jewel that is glorious in its simplicity, but which moves your heart despite not being flashy.
I know this review may not sound like the film is that good, but trust me, one you see it, it will move you.
Destined for a place on my year end lists, this is a must see.
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