Film Review

Bums (2006)

Genre: Comedy
Production Company: Substance Production
Director(s): Brett Butler and Jason Butler
Producer(s): Jason Butler
Writer(s): Brett Butler
Running Time: 1 hr 15 min
Release Date: April 4, 2006
Production Budget: $2,000
Shot In: Digital Video
Camera(s): Canon XL1
Recognition: Indie Can Film Festival, Wreck-Beach International Film Festival

Synopsis: A day in the life comedy of six friends as they cope with a break-up, the meaning of life and the difference between men and women.

REVIEW

BUMS is a very in your face, provocative, and heavily dialogue driven script. It has unnecessarily strong language and is often times raunchy, but does redeems itself in its reflection of the good and bad of relationships. It's a film from our Canadian neighbors (yes, their "out" and "about" sounds like "oot" and "aboot"), the Butler Brothers, Jason and Brett, who not only wrote and directed but who also star.

This film does a fine job of humorously focusing on the polar ends of relationships. A story of arrested juvenile adolescence in which Jason's 20 something's character, Dave, is just getting out of a long-term relationship while Brett's 20 something's character, Don, is just beginning a new romance. Though leaning more to the male perspective due to the writer being male, the film stacks the male and female perspectives against each other nicely throughout. The film allows the audience to laugh at each side's perceived truths and fantasies.

Despite working 20-hour days with unpaid actors and a production budget of only $2,000, the movie was fluid. The script has moments of great quick wit, which keeps the audience tuned in to hear what's coming next. And though some shots are held too long, which slows the pacing a bit, the Butler Bros effectively utilize split screen editing to keep the viewer's eye busy and entertained. The overall quality of the production was impressive based on the small budget. The movie also features a compatible soundtrack.

"Wake up Dave. That's what a relationship is. Up and downs. Good times, bad times."
"That's not a relationship. That's indifference!"
"This is because I think the Beatles are better than the … Stones. Isn't it?"

- Dave and his soon to be ex-girlfriend, Jill

BUMS is available for purchase at www.theshotlist.com.


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	Film Review Bums (2006) Genre: Comedy Production Company: Substance Production Director(s): Brett Butler and Jason Butler Producer(s): Jason Butler Writer(s): Brett Butler Running Time: 1 hr 15 min Release Date: April 4, 2006 Production Budget: $2,000 Shot In: Digital Video Camera(s): Canon XL1 Recognition: Indie Can Film Festival, Wreck-Beach International Film Festival Synopsis: A day in the life comedy of six friends as they cope with a break-up, the meaning of life and the difference between men and women. REVIEW BUMS is a very in your face, provocative, and heavily dialogue driven script. It has unnecessarily strong language and is often times raunchy, but does redeems itself in its reflection of the good and bad of relationships. It's a film from our Canadian neighbors (yes, their "out" and "about" sounds like "oot" and "aboot"), the Butler Brothers, Jason and Brett, who not only wrote and directed but who also star. This film does a fine job of humorously focusing on the polar ends of relationships. A story of arrested juvenile adolescence in which Jason's 20 something's character, Dave, is just getting out of a long-term relationship while Brett's 20 something's character, Don, is just beginning a new romance. Though leaning more to the male perspective due to the writer being male, the film stacks the male and female perspectives against each other nicely throughout. The film allows the audience to laugh at each side's perceived truths and fantasies. Despite working 20-hour days with unpaid actors and a production budget of only $2,000, the movie was fluid. The script has moments of great quick wit, which keeps the audience tuned in to hear what's coming next. And though some shots are held too long, which slows the pacing a bit, the Butler Bros effectively utilize split screen editing to keep the viewer's eye busy and entertained. The overall quality of the production was impressive based on the small budget. The movie also features a compatible soundtrack. "Wake up Dave. That's what a relationship is. Up and downs. Good times, bad times." "That's not a relationship. That's indifference!" "This is because I think the Beatles are better than the … Stones. Isn't it?" - Dave and his soon to be ex-girlfriend, Jill BUMS is available for purchase at www.theshotlist.com.