Every 17 years like clockwork, the skies of the northeastern United States are filled with millions of cicadas singing passionate songs of romantic longing. Amorous swarms of Brood X, the largest group of periodical cicadas on earth, emerge from deep underground in the hopes of finding true love before their swift death.
I was able to sit down and talk with up and coming producer and director Ryan Polomski who talked about his latest project Raymond Lewis: LA Legend. It's a documentary about basketball star Raymond Lewis and here is what I found out.
Everyone needs a BFF and a "wing person" like Yumi (Chloris Li). Li brings the "straight person" persona, literally and figuratively balancing James Aaron Oh's perfectly timed comedic delivery as the unlucky-in-love.
For viewers who love eating burgers, shakes and fries on the go along with a tasty side of nostalgia.
With the theme of unemployment, it presents a family fantasy anecdote rather the a comment on social problems.
Even without the messaging, Mercy does not hold up as a movie. It's sloppily done and the mystery doesn’t tie together at the end.
