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Best movie ever!

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.

The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

I was very surprised to receive an email asking me to review this ten minute short film, not just from the Company Director of the film studio that made it, but from the director himself, Daniel Cormack, so I was very happy to do so. Basically, in London, Amelia (Natasha Powell) and Michael (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Little Britain's Anthony Head) are a married successful upper class middle aged couple who dress smartly and have great affection for each other. However, Amelia is seen dropped off outside a restaurant, and after the car leaves she removes her wedding ring and gets a taxi to another location. Michael meanwhile in his office is booking an anniversary meal at a restaurant with a hotel room as well for Friday, and on that morning he is supposedly leaving for a business trip to Milan. In fact he is going to the restaurant and hotel room with an escort who he sleeps with, and Amelia is seen in a hospital by the bed of a young man in a coma. The next morning Amelia and Michael exchange pleasantries, and tidying opened letters away she finds her husband's unused passport, but she receives a phone call before she can confront him, it is from the hospital. She is too late and finds out that the young man has died, and she returns home in tears, Michael assumes she has found out about his infidelity, but they hug and comfort each other. The final scene sees them in a car together, waiting for traffic lights and next to a motorbike that passes them, we are unsure how they are feeling towards each other because of the open ending. Also starring Julian Lee as Francis, Justin Stahley as Hospitalised Man, Mac Elsey as Consultant, Rebecca Cooper as Nurse and Naomi Martin as Call Girl. The performances by Head and Powell are not bad, they are suitably monotone, the story is short and simple, but even short it has interesting moments with the couple who obviously love each other but have their desires challenged, a reasonable British drama. Worth watching!

Daniel Cormack's ten-minute short, Amelia and Michael, has little dialogue but draws us in with its compelling use of gestures, facial expressions, and subtle glances to establish an unsettling mood. Featuring outstanding performances from Natasha Powell and Anthony Head as an estranged couple named Amelia and Michael, the film is a compelling experience of two people who have suppressed their aliveness and ability to connect with others and are simply going through the motions of life.As the film opens, a seemingly well-to-do, not unattractive middle aged couple, Amelia and her husband Michael sit silently in the back seat of their driven luxury car. Everything seems okay on the surface, but underneath there is a sense that all is not well. The sit far apart and show no visible expression, each barely aware of the others presence.When Michael kisses Amelia goodbye and he enters his place of business, we can feel the blast of cold air that permeates the atmosphere. The distance is maintained in the evening when they are both at home. Amelia asks her sullen distracted husband, "Are you all right?" To which he gives the standard evasion of people who are uncommunicative about their feelings, "Just tired." Headed off on a flight to Milan, Michael leaves some flowers with his wife, but it is an empty gesture without warmth or genuine feeling. As might be suspected, the next sequence reveals what has been hidden.Amelia visits a young man in the hospital who is lying in a coma. There is no indication as to who he is or why he is ill, but a picture of the two on the dresser indicates that they were lovers. In Milan, Michael uses the services of a call girl with the same indifference that his relationship with Amelia displays. When he comes home and sees Amelia in tears, he thinks she must somehow know about his affair and apologizes for his one-night fling, unaware that Amelia is most likely crying over the death of her lover.At the end, they are no further along. Their relationship seems to have petrified. They do not seem to be aware that there is a problem or that they need to do anything about it. It is apparent that, as Albert Einstein pointed out, "No problem can be solved from the same consciousness that created it."

Having been contacted by private message, I agreed to watch Amelia and Michael. From its idea it seemed very interesting and indeed it was. I will admit I was a little worried that Amelia and Michael due to its short running time would not live up to this great idea.Fortunately, Amelia and Michael did do exactly that. My only real criticism is one or two scenes that felt as though they went on for a tad too long. This aside, I cannot deny the professionalism of Amelia and Michael.It is very well made, the scenery is striking, the lighting brooding and the photography superb. The music is very evocative and fits very well always with what is going on on screen.While the dialogue is minimal, the dialogue there is is sharp. Aas for the quietness I found that very effective and it added to the power and poignancy of the story. Speaking of the story, the concept showed a lot of promise and not only does the short raise intriguing questions but it fits a lot in 10 minutes.The direction is a big part of Amelia and Michael's success, it is very confident, and the acting is strong throughout with Anthony Head standing out. All in all, a wonderfully professional and very interesting short that pushes all the right buttons. 9/10 Bethany Cox

In London, the executive Michael (Anthony Head) and his wife Amelia (Natasha Powell) have successful upper class lifestyle, living in a comfortable house, having a fancy car with driver and showing a great respect and affection to each other. However, Amelia has a lover in coma in the hospital, and she frequently visits him and pays the expenses of his treatment. While traveling to Milan in a business trip, Michael has one night stand with an escort girl. Amelia receives a phone call, and when she arrives in the hospital, she realizes that her lover has died. When Michael returns from Milan, their lives return to their hypocrite routine."Amelia and Michael" has only 10 minutes running time, but director Daniel Cormack is able to perfectly compile and disclose the masks of the wasted relationships in his short. The tight and sharp screenplay uses ellipsis to unravel the hypocrite and accommodated relationship of a middle-aged couple, but unfortunately it is not possible to develop how their affective lives have become so shallow. I know the actor Anthony Head from Buffy series, and I really liked his performance in a dramatic role. Natasha Powell is unknown for me, but has also a great performance. The stylish cinematography and lighting are impressive for a low-budget short, and I liked the last scene with the reference of the motorcycle passing by Amelia's car indicating that their lives will remain the same. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): Not Available