Denial
Denial
NR | 28 January 2006 (USA)
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When a seemingly picture perfect relationship begins to unravel, one man must make a choice between the woman of his dreams, and his reality. The result is a raw glimpse into how loneliness and regret can test the limits of one's sanity.

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LastingAware

The greatest movie ever!

Forumrxes

Yo, there's no way for me to review this film without saying, take your *insert ethnicity + "ass" here* to see this film,like now. You have to see it in order to know what you're really messing with.

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Marva-nova

Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

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Stephanie

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

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ani_isms

Um, that last guy who left a "spoiler summary" was completely off base. He said this film was probably about some crazy guy who locked his lover in the basement or something. Not quite. This film is actually about the fragility of relationships. This guy realizes, too little too late, that his girlfriend was the love of his life and he screwed it up. He is then consumed with guilt and DENIAL and loses his ability to differentiate between reality and fantasy. He deals with his depression with painkillers.(That's what is in the bottle.) Hope this helps to clarify. Otherwise, I want to say that I am a big fan of short films and this one is of the highest caliber. I was impressed with both lead characters. Two thumbs up!!!

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Braden Kuhlman

This short from first time Director/Writer Joel Kelly keeps playing in my head over and again. I was excited to have caught this as part of the wonderful shorts series at the recent CineVegas Film Festival. Kelly's eye for using the camera to "speak" like characters aids this visual masterpiece. His choice of co-stars Brandon Routh and Courtney Ford doesn't let anything about the truth of lost love slip by. These two command one's attention beautifully. They carve a real picture into the pain and trials that unforgotten memories evoke. I left the theatre with tears on my face, struck by the understanding of the plight of these characters coupled with a desire to know more about them, their history, their struggle, and especially what becomes of them. Personally this film touched a vain in my own life in a profound way. I look forward to Kelly using his gift of writing to continue to develop such future characters and give us a feature length look at his talents as a Director of emotionally riveting aspects of living. To feel pain is to feel alive, and this he has captured eloquently in such short time. Don't deny yourself the opportunity to see this poignant film-in fact, find a Festival and go out of your way to see it. For a first film, I say we should all be on the lookout for more from Joel Kelly!

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biglightangel

Whoa!!! This Joel Kelly (creator/director)is simply amazing!!! Finally, a Indie that doesn't insult the audience with bullshit cloaked as art. I saw Denial at CineVegas (couldn't wait to write this comment afterwards)and was blown away. This guy should start cranking out more movies with a bigger budget. It's nice to see talented film makers with brains make this kind of excellent story. Am still shaking my head. I can't believe it was Kelly's first film. It seemed more like he's been around for years. Oh yeah, props to Routh and Ford too. Both are excellent actors. Routh had no cape or tights in this one and didn't need it to draw in the audience. Ford was powerful. Didn't hurt that she's also stunning! They complete the equation. We want more!!!!!!

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cordlesspaper

I caught this short film in CineVegas this year and I was blown away by it.The film is visually beautiful, but the performances by the two leads really bring the film to life. It was nice to get a chance to see Routh's range as an actor. He delivers a powerful performance that truly shows his versatility.The female lead, Courtney Ford, also delivered an excellent performance. Many moments that could have been overblown by a lesser actress, were handled with subtlety, which gave the film a very personal feel.Overall, I found myself very wrapped up in the story and in the end I wanted to see more. This is by no means implying that the film felt unfinished. It's simply that I wanted to gain further insight into the lives of the two main characters. Writer/Director Joel Kelly really did an excellent job of capturing the emotions we feel in the best and the worst of times.If you get the opportunity to catch this at a festival I would highly recommend it.

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