Over Coffee (2010; Indie Short Subject) - You know the type. Maybe you are the type. Just can't function without that morning cup of coffee. Oh, but it's not just any cup of coffee; it has to be just the right cup of coffee with half this, hold that, drizzle of this, and a fizzle fazzle wazzle of that. And if that sounds like you, there are some doctors at the 'nice' place who would like to talk to you...now just hold still while we put the pretty jacket with the sleeves in the back on for you.
Meet Andrew. No, on second thought, meet Carla, the apple dumpling fritter of Andrew's eye. If you saw Carla, you would understand Andrew's crush on her. Why, that Andrew would do just about anything for Carla, including making a run to the coffee shop for that special cup of coffee she forgot to get for her boss, Hamilton Rice, who will be expecting it when he walks through that door any moment. Of course making a coffee run should be a simple task anybody can do ...Right? ...Right??
This is a lighthearted comedy written and directed by the talented Sean Meehan. Right from the start we are greeted with a perspective shot and a very upbeat music track indicating somebody is going to be in something over his head, and of course entirely for our humorous benefit. Meehan's film makes me think of some of the early work of Paul Mazursky (Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice; Willie & Phil) in being free spirited with a caper aspect to it. And it's not a coincidence the title I gave to this review.
Bringing up the lead in this film is Erik Potempa as the infatuated Andrew, Jocelyn DeBoer as the more than fetching yet apple pie sweet Carla, Michael Oberholtzer as David whom I shall talk about more in a moment, and Timothy J. Cox as Hamilton Rice. Cox's entrance in this is hilariously over the top, exactly where it should be, and injects an immediate shot of caffeine into the energy of the film (get it...get it). I do want to give extra creds to Michael Oberholtzer for his portrayal of the office sleaze, David, portrayed so disgustingly well I just want to take a scalding hot shower with a bottle of pine cleaner.
I was leaning toward a mediocre rating on this as at times it does feel like it lingers a bit too long on some scenes. But it ups its energy and humor when Timothy J. Cox makes his grand entrance, and the ending of this is so Beatles, which I hope you don't figure out what I mean by that until you see it, that it is uplifting. Those two ingredients pushed my rating up.
I give it 4 Daggers
Availability
At only 15 minutes this is a can't miss and it is available free on YouTube.
Check out its IMDB page.
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