"Hot Java" is an American English-language short film from 2004. The director is Adam B. Stein and he has probably enjoyed a better and more prolific career in the last decade than his writer here, Craig Motlong. In this 12-minute film here they are telling the story of a young man working at a coffee restaurant and how he intends to plan everything perfectly to impress a female customer that he has a crush on. But even his best friend cannot help him to an extent where he can deal with interference by other customers, colleagues and his boss. And even his client's reaction is nothing to predict exactly, so the film sends a decent message that it's not right to want to predict everything as there is no perfect moment or perfect date. It is what it is. The lead actor had some solid recognition value, so I wonder a bit why he isn't more famous. As for the film itself, I enjoyed the watch overall. I think it gets better in the second half when the planning part is over and actual events happen. All in all, a decent little (non-romantic) comedy that is especially worth seeing for those who work in shops like the one here where all the action takes place, or at least go there often, but even those who don't can enjoy it because I don't go there either. Overall, I give it a thumbs-up. Go check it out.
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An entertaining, intricate, perfect short film!
Baysider12 December 2004
I saw this at the Gen Art outdoor film festival in Miami and absolutely loved it! I strongly recommend checking this movie out if it comes to a festival near you or pops up on the Internet somewhere (I haven't found it yet, but post me a message if you see it anywhere).
Hot Java is exactly as a short film should be: entertaining at every second, creative, stylish, and full of surprises. Most short films I've seen are boring or pretentious, this one is pure fun (but with an interesting set of twists at the end that make you think). The acting is terrific and each character brings their own individual humor into the story.
Hot Java is exactly as a short film should be: entertaining at every second, creative, stylish, and full of surprises. Most short films I've seen are boring or pretentious, this one is pure fun (but with an interesting set of twists at the end that make you think). The acting is terrific and each character brings their own individual humor into the story.
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