I'm Going to be Late
A short film that begins with the language of romance but slowly reveals something far more unsettling beneath the surface.

Diego returns to Mexico after teaching architecture in Madrid and runs into his old love Carmen. He plans a dinner for two to celebrate the end of the year. Carmen assumes that Diego will propose marriage to her that night but the unexpected arrival of Valentina (his Spanish girlfriend) and the revelation of Carmen’s secret past change the fate of the characters
A short film that begins with the language of romance but slowly reveals something far more unsettling beneath the surface.
As this critic continues to look back at some of this Summer's films I have taken in, I would be remiss if I didn't mention one of the most overall unsettling trends in Hollywood over the last several years.....sequels, reboots, and remakes. Look, I am all for seeing more than one film for certain originals that made a splash, ie: "Jurassic Park", "Pirates of the Caribbean", "Transformers", etc.
This current year, as well as the past several, has seen a slowly building increase in something the horror genre has required for quite a while in this critic's opinion...originality. I've stated before that I am very hard to please when it comes to this vein of the film industry's offerings, always leaning more towards that which sends chills through my very being in lieu of buckets of blood and gore.
The multifaceted musical represents America in the 1960s and the battle against bigotry as an ensemble cast portrays how to fight for the limelight.
There is no aspect of this film that falls short, except perhaps in minor ways.
Here's what Disney got wrong with "Aladdin" and how it can avoid those pitfalls with "Hercules."