As the tide rises along the Mexican coast, a wild-hearted young man sets out on one last trip with a fisherman to turn his life around—until the water brings back the very thing he was running from.
The film is a simple love story reminiscent of stories like The Notebook released in 2004. Sylvie and Robert are rarely actually together in the film, however; time and circumstance keep them away from each other, and the audience waits with bated breath to see them find one another over and over.
This emotional, frightening, and dreamlike story examines the ways actresses are exploited in the name of art.
“Reboot” can be crass and has much room to improve, but with investments of time and care, could flower out of the seed of a vision.
This short film was an overall creative success.
American Fiction is a genuinely entertaining film with a few lessons.
