Clown Service
A heartbroken woman, desperate for a brighter mood, enlists the services of a traveling party clown.
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- Cast:
- Stephanie Allynne , Nathan Barnatt , Tig Notaro , Mykayla Sohn , Hannah Sohn , Angela Trimbur
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Reviews
Admirable film.
When a movie has you begging for it to end not even half way through it's pure crap. We've all seen this movie and this characters millions of times, nothing new in it. Don't waste your time.
I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Like many people, I came to this film off the back of the fuss over the recent SNL sketch that allegedly borrows heavily from this short. I've not seen that sketch, although was surprised that it involved Louis CK (since his promotion of one of Tig Notaro's shows is why I know here); instead I decided to just take the fuss as a good reason to watch the original short film.The concept is what you have heard, which is a woman depressed and home-alone decides to book herself a clown. It isn't more complex than that, but the awkward color of the clown contrasts nicely with the drab emotional reality of the characters. This pained awkward plays out well, although it helps if you like that style of humor. In other works I have found Notaro's darkness to be a bit too much, but here I found it accessible without being diluted. The pleasure of her character, and the interaction with the clown is a nice core to the film, but there are also some funny jokes and ideas too. Perhaps not brilliant, but a nice idea, good delivery, and an enjoyably funny and awkward short.
I don't normally see a lot of short films but I happened across this one and thought that it was hilarious, and even in its sadder moments, I still had to laugh. There aren't a lot of films that can make me laugh until I cry but this was one of them. The acting is outstanding; it is well written; well directed; and the clown is very accomplished. I can't tell you the story because that would absolutely ruin the film for you. Just take my word for it that it is a very clever, special, and even unique film.