The story takes place in one normal day of New York city where people are commuting, taking pictures when suddenly fall down in the ground. The scene changes and there is a man driving a ball collector in a golf center who looks irritated....
Whacked! An unexpectedly interesting movie. It is amazing that what happened in the movie can be considered violent or insane. This movie, however, gives you no bad taste in the end. Instead, how the end betrays people's expectation provides a fresh sensation, like when you understand the answer of riddles.
The black and white minimal screen is elegant. You will neither tell that the movie is in the late '90s nor its low budget production. There is almost no music since the sounds of the movie have a significant role in storytelling. The siren sounds make you feel anxious, the balls hitting sound are irritating, and the applause sounds after the man's swings mean madness.
The man face expressions, in the beginning, are so good(the camera work as well) that you understand he is not satisfied with his job, with his life, and with the unfair situation, he is living. Two scenes in special reinforce his anger. The scene after collecting the balls which you can see how he pick a ball and loo against the people swinging. The scene before his swing in the roof where he recalls the ball sound, also, reinforce the anger.
So many things to admire from this 5 minutes fil.
Review of Whacked
