"Juste un peu de réconfort..." or "A Little Comfort" is a French live action short film from 2004, so this one has its 15th anniversary in two years, maybe less depending on when you read this review. It is the most known career effort by writer and director Armand Lameloise and this does not say anything positive about his body of work really. But the actors are perhaps even worse as the two protagonists are basically sleepwalking their way through these 40 minutes and I guess it is all happening under the pretense of "quietly convincing". But let me tell you what is fact and not make-believe: one of the two does not act anymore and there is basically on the same path these days. No surprise at all after what I have seen from them in here. One or two supporting players were even more memorable and they got like zero screen time. And apart from that it is the same lazy approach you will find in 95% of gay-themed short films. By the way, why have I never heard the term "straight-themed". Anyway, the film drags a lot and the material is not even enough for 20 minutes. They were trying to hide this deficit under the veil of atmospheric shots, horrible music and just the story (if there is any) unfolding slowly. But it't not working out at all. As always, it's about heterosexual attraction and sex (uhhh. how controversial) before finding out they are gay, which is their true identity and destiny. Yep both of them. And that they are also crushing on their best friend. Realism turning in his grave right now after this film murdered it in cold-blood before the 5-minute mark. I really hope Lameloise stepped up his game in the last decade, because this one here is really a gigantic mess. But the ones who should even be far more embarrassed than cast and crew here are those who give crap like this awards. Highly not recommended.
Review of A Little Comfort
