🎬 : “On the Count of Three”
Platform : The Charles & Select Theatres
Director : Jerrod Carmichael (DAD😭🙏🏿✊🏿🥲😛)
🍿: It’s giving laughter , realness , punch your bullies in the face, been there , healing , friendship
Life shifts and what seems to be the right answer can flip at any moment . One change in our reality has the power to alter our perception. Is life something worth living … worth bearing?
“On the Count of Three” explores the darkness of suicide through moments of very sharp — and at times, laugh out loud — comedy. All this is surprisingly done tastefully thanks to writers, Ari Katcher and Ryan Welch. Don’t get it twisted, the movie is funny, but it’s still very much heavy. Thus, proceed with caution. Though a tough watch, the film explored the nuances of a taboo, complex, and highly sensitive subject.
“On the Count of Three” dark buddy dramedy, follows two best friends as they relive and try to solve their respective past traumas by living a more fulfilled version of their life for a day.
It’s not surprising that this was Jerrod Carmichael’s directorial debut — being that he has a great track record in skillfully blending the pain with the funny. Looks wise, Carmichael experiments with the shot angels , lingering close ups , and overall visual simplicity to give room for the actors to tell the story without unnecessary bells and whistles.
The characters in the film have stories that mirror the traumas in our lives or those of the people closest to us. Throughout the film , I found myself rooting for the protagonists to give every piece of shit in their life what they deserved. I was intrigued and fascinated by means in which Val (Jerrod Carmichael ) and Kevin (Christopher Abbott) approached their liberation. Is there one right way to frees one’s mind? To heal?
By the end, I left the film feeling sad , a bit unsettled, and contemplative — for a multitude of reasons.
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