Is there anything
more awkward than romance? Prepare for a perfectly awkward ride in
“Uber Ex” another wonderful comedy short from director Matt
Braunsdorf and his frequent collaborator screenwriter/actor Jonathan
Marballi. Their last film, “This is That Night,” was shot in
beautiful black and white and featured a blossoming new relationship.
“Uber Ex” is another fun play on romantic comedy conventions
featuring gorgeous color digital cinematography.
David (Marballi) and
Kate (Paige Lindsay Betts), the woman he’s dating, are about to
take a wild ride. He orders an Uber and what should be an uneventful
ride home after attending an engagement party turns into something he
wasn’t quite expecting. You see, the Uber driver is coincidentally
Kate’s ex-boyfriend Lev (Jeremy Michaels) and the three adults find
themselves in a delightfully uncomfortable pickle.
First of all, in
every romantic comedy the leads must have chemistry and Marballi and
Betts are fantastic together. Betts has something fresh and funny
about her as if she could easily fit into the wild antics of Abbi and
Ilana from Comedy Central’s “Broad City.” Marballi is a
wonderful leading man and has all the perfect facial expressions as
Kate and Lev slowly begin to rekindle their failed relationship right
before his eyes. This is funny stuff.
Braunsdorf has
accomplished a lot with a 16 minute short about three people riding
in a car. The production value is pretty impressive for a small indie
film. Andy Bond’s cinematography is scrumptious; the lighting is
bright and colorful. Jared Dymbort’s original music is fun. The
film even features original songs by Michaels. Marballi’s script is
light and breezy and funny and real. The actors are all in top form;
especially the charming Marballi whose reactions are pretty priceless
during his hellish car ride home. After watching the bitterly sweet
“Uber Ex” you’ll want to fall in love all over again, or at
least crave a really good omelet. GRADE: A-
Uber Ex - Trailer from Jonny Marbles Films on Vimeo.
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