Fantail (2013)

Fantail: Directed by Curtis Vowell. With Sophie Henderson, Stephen Lovatt, Jarod Rawiri, Jahalis Ngamotu. Tania thinks she’s Maori. She works the graveyard shift at Horizon to save money to take her brother Pi to Surfers. But one night a cheeky little bird ruins everything and Tania pays the ultimate price for being a hero.

“**SPOILER FREE**u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eNo dumb, over the top CGI action scenes, no horrible acting from Tommy Wiseau, no trace of bad dialogue…u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003e…accompanied at a perfect pace, elegantly mixing comedy and drama thoroughly into a mix that works, with great cinematography and superb acting. Marvelous.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe pacing in this is absolutely perfect. Things donu0026#39;t go flying at you, but things donu0026#39;t trod toward you, either. The pacing fits the tone of this story perfectly, and the acting and direction of this film are superb. The plot is simply about a woman called Tania who works at a petrol station, but it slowly turns into more than that as the movie goes along. Boredom, insanity, humour and melancholy all fade into one mixture in this film, creating a film that deserves to be experienced.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI may be considered to be going over-the-top, but Iu0026#39;m giving this a 10/10, because I can find absolutely no flaws at all in this film. This is absolutely perfect filmmaking. Well, what are you waiting for? Go see it1”