One Summer Night (2019)

One Summer Night: Directed by Conner Keesling. With Julia Dent, Conner Keesling. Before heading off to college, an overthinking teenager asks out a former girlfriend in an effort to reconnect and hold on to his past.

“Connor Keesling wrote, directs and stars in this two-person opus that drags on for 2-1/2 hours.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story takes place over one evening, is very talky and reveals two very unremarkable characters. Keesling isnu0026#39;t equipped with the self-awareness to draw a performance from himself that a director might have.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKeeslingu0026#39;s vocal delivery is mumbling, nasal and whining. Julia Dent, Keeslingu0026#39;s co-star, is likely unremarkable. As presented in this film, she would be difficult to describe in a way that someone would be able to find her in a lunchtime restaurant dining room. Theyu0026#39;re both studies in plainness.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBoth keesling and Dent have several short film credits, which begs the issue of why this film runs so long and lacks any sense of economy or strategic editing.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eItu0026#39;s a remarkable flexion of ego on Keeslingu0026#39;s part to subject viewers to a project for which he is totally responsible, from concept to execution. He doesnu0026#39;t risk anything in this film, but he indulges himself to what seems like a rude degree.”