d6a2afd33b A sharply observed true story. Set in 1990&#39;s New Zealand, Double Happy tells the story of Rory, a young teenager who starts his day with the best of intentions, but ends up committing a terrible crime. A young teenager in New Zealand finds himself being roped in to committing a crime at a local corner shop owned by a Fijian woman <br/><br/>This is a relatively long short film clocking in at 15 minutes . One would have hoped in that case that its maker Shahir Daud might have developed the story a bit more but he fails to a large extent . It also shows signs that the short doesn&#39;t know what it&#39;s trying to be . Is it a coming of age story ? It shows signs that it&#39;s trying to show the angst ridden suffering of wanting to belong and of the dubious an individual someone will go to you in order to aciheve this . Paradoxically for a short film it shows signs of being padded until the final denountment . It&#39;s adequately directed and acted but there&#39;s a lot of substance to it which means it comes acrossbeing a rather empty short film . We all know racism is bad but Paul Haggis achieved this point much better in CRASH Rory is a young teenager who starts his day out planning something nice and thoughtful for his friends, however across a day of awkwardness and conflict, he finds himself heading towards a different outcome.<br/><br/>This short film has a narrative but really it is more about the sense of the character, the feelings and actions of the time. The film does this pretty wellit has plenty of awkwardness, thoughtless &quot;friendships&quot; and small but painfully &quot;teenage&quot; moments that are part of growing up; the film picks over these with a convincing eye and it is hard to watch because it feels real in the world of Rory – and importantly, Rory&#39;s world will feel real and familiar to viewers even if the specifics wildly differ. The problem is though, that while this is good, the film moves slowly without too much else to carry it along. When we get to the more serious events, again it convinces in the impulsive bubbling up of rage without knowing what it is directed at, and the immediate shame of that impulsiveness, however it feels too out of nowhere and not really built to in a way that satisfies.<br/><br/>It is all played out convincingly and the young cast play their roles very well, but outside of the feeling of them being real teenagers with recognizable challenges, I did want it to have more than the sluggish pace it had and also deliver a bit more narrative in a satisfying manner. It is good for what it does, but I would have liked it to do more.
From the title of the movie, we can understand that after watching this it will make us happy. Does anyone has watched this movie before? If so can you tell the review of it? printer driver is unavailable windows 10
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