327. Real; movie review
REAL
Cert 15
78 mins
BBFC advice: Contains strong language
Many micro-budget film-makers go for earthy reality but few come up with a final product which grabs.
Aki Omoshaybi nearly cracks it with this gritty love story but, ultimately, fails to satisfy because it leaves too many loose ends untied.
Omoshaybi goes back to his roots in Leigh Park, Portsmouth where he grew up and no doubt garnered many of the influences for Real.
He plays the lead role of Kyle, a (too) smartly-dressed young man who falls fall the equally spruced up Jamie (Pippa Bennett-Warner).
They meet when she can't pay her bill at a local shop and he picks it up.
She eventually warms to his patter but they both lie, bragging about high-standing jobs when actually they are both on the breadline.
Indeed, they also have made bad mistakes which they want to cover up but are bound to be exposed.
Thus, it is of little surprise that the combination of their past and their nervousness in the present threatens to tear them apart before romance has even started
Meanwhile, Jamie is trying her best to be a good mother to her son under the beady eye of social services and Kyle is scorned by a mum who he has apparently let down many times.
The direction of Omoshaybi's film is short at 78 minutes but spend much of that with a veil over the intentions of both of its central characters.
Gradually their layers are peeled away to the audience but even then the fear rises that there may be malevolent forces at play.
And then it occurs that is all we are watching is a tender love story between two people who need each other but find it hard to trust.
The problem is, while it is believable, it just doesn't have enough meat to excite its audience.
Reasons to watch: Certainly believable
Reasons to avoid: Lacks a conclusion
Laughs: None
Jumps: None
Vomit: Yes
Nudity: None
Overall rating: 5.5/10
Did you know? Aki Omoshaybi grew up in Leigh Park, Portsmouth and played for Havant and Waterlooville Football Club, hoping he would turn professional.
The final word. Aki Omoshaybi: "Portsmouth is a lovely city and not many films are shot there. I know the area so knew what I was looking for. I also wanted to include some locals and some local places." Portsmouth News
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