Released | Jun 17th, 2024 |
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Running Time | 137 Min. |
Director | Alis Locanta |
Company | Dorcel |
Distribution Company | Pulse Distribution |
Cast | Sam Bourne, Ricky Rascal, Tommy Cabrio, Clara Mia, Anita Rover, Alice Drake |
Critical Rating | AAA 1/2 |
Genres | Drama, Marquee, International |
Clara Mia, on the phone in her tub, gets bad news, leading to a flashback of her reminiscing about getting her first writing job and strolling into her kitchen, still nude, to grab Champagne from the fridge and set it on the glass dining table with a set of six flutes. When her friends arrive, Ricky Rascal unveils a vintage 8mm film camera to observe the occasion, urging Mia to start the reminiscences. As the others chat in the dining room (with Sam Bourne demonstrating his DJ technique on an air turntable) Rascal and Mia repair to a bedroom, ostensibly to get her on film, but he gets her on the bed instead.
Under Rascal’s camera lens, veterinarian Alice Drake enthuses about her work ("It’s about the happiness of animals. The owner seeing their animal is better is what makes it worth it.") and, in a reminiscing mood, she apologizes to onetime flame Anita Rover for ghosting her in mid-relationship. Rover is still upset ("You left without saying why. You left me all alone. I was in love with you, and you disappeared without explanation.") but amenable to reconciliation after a wine-filled group dinner.
Bourne talks about his first DJ job and his passion for music before confronting Rascal about an incident in school where Bourne was left holding the bag. Rascal turns the tables by telling Bourne that he, Rascal, was at fault and he turned himself in, letting Bourne off the hook but forcing his family to leave town. In a bedroom, Rover, now a lawyer, tells of getting a job at a big firm before drawing Bourne onto the bed to tell his story, then changing her mind and getting Rascal to ditch the camera and join them for some hanky-panky. When Drake tries to sneak into Rover's room for a second bite of the apple they shared before, she's unpleasantly surprised to see the aftermath of Rover's three-way set-to, and seeks solace with Mia. And Bourne. Two can play that game. Or three.
The final reminiscence is Cabrio's, talking about working his way up from dishwasher to chef and restaurant owner as, in the background, Drake whispers her apology to Rover for her three-way: "I was seeking revenge." That night, Drake follows her heart into Cabrio's bed. The next-morning goodbyes fade into a montage of the group returning to their regular lives ... and receiving on their cell phones the finished film from Rascal.
Classic old-friends-get-together-and-fuck scenario highlighted by excellent tech work, with faux 8mm footage and drone shots adding texture.