I love films that offer a peek into a world that I don’t really know that much about. I like that into of something that I don’t really understand. Those films can be a bunch of fun.
I’m also very interested in writing and directing
debuts. I often find inspiration
in see how these artists brought their vision to fruition.
In A World is one such film.
Right off the bat In A World is hilarious. Choosing to set a film in the world of
voiceover talent is such a great conceit.
Considering all of the Hollywood stories that have been told on the big
screen, this one feels fresh and dynamic.
Plus it’s got to many different components working at
once. It’s an underdog story, a
romantic comedy and film about family all at once. And Bell pulls it off deftly. None of those elements feel
forced or out of the place, they all happily coesist in the world that she
created.
In fact the only real qualm I have with the film is that
basically all of the major players in the film get a resolution, except for Ken
Marino’s Gustav. He doesn’t really
have a moment at Golden Trailer Awards, nor does he pop up in the
epilogue. We don’t really know
what happens to this character, who is a huge part of the story and action
throughout.
It’s a minor flaw, but it’s there.
In A World also makes great use of music. The music in this film is so perfectly spot
on. As a longtime Gerry Rafferty
fan, I was slayed to see his stuff used as a reconciliation song.
I will say that I’m pretty much over seeing Hip-Hop used by
white people for comedic effect. The
karaoke scene with Ice Cube’s “It Was a Good Day” sort of rubbed me the wrong
way.
The last time the juxtaposition between white people and
Hip-Hop was used as effective comedy was in Office Space. I’m totally over it at this point.
All in all, In a World is a solid debut of someone who will
hopefully become a powerful voice in entertainment.
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