Shortfilm Review: THE RECOVERY (2016)
Director A.J. Singh’s latest shortfilm contribution, The Recovery, is my own debut into his work. Intially I first learned of his efforts toward another project in development seperate from this one and it currently remains shelved, although he clearly has an eye for action even when venturing into other genres, which is a bit more welcoming for me, personally. As for the critiquing, here goes! Singh directs from his own script which centes on actor Jon Bailie in the role of Alfie, a dilapidated alcoholic gambler whose relationship and life have each entered a downward spiral. He’s indebted to a bookie while his girlfriend has fallen into the arms of another man, and following an online date gone awry, he gets an unfriendly visit from a gang of criminals that put him in a bind, forcing him to take them out the only way he knows. Singh wrote the script […]
