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If I told you I knew what Eric Carter’s film
“A Very Sunny Morning” was about, I’d be lying through my teeth.
Carter’s surrealist comedy is probably one of the weirdest and unusual
short films I’ve seen since Sundance, with a plot that’s almost
nonsensical. I say nonsensical in the sense that I really couldn’t
understand what the hell was going on in front of me. But surprisingly
enough, Carter’s film is not completely meant to be understood. He goes
for the more dream vs. reality, and our consciousness hook that folks
like Charlie Kaufman have in their films. And Carter succeeds with his
experiment. A couple sits down to breakfast, goofing around, and is
suddenly called to attention by a floating head in an old television.
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Time, reality, and sense mean nothing to
this film, and in many ways that’s a good thing. I was never
sure which time period I watching this film take place in as
everything about the kitchen this couple is in, including
their radio are very old, and suddenly we’re warped by a
laptop. Carter really does manage to create a mind fuck of a
movie that will leave audiences confused but also generally
willing to sit down again and watch it until they can find
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And when a filmmaker can inspire that much
emotion into their audience, they’ve done their jobs. Eric Carter’s film
will not be an easy sell, this I’ll admit, but if you’re a fan of movies
like “Eternal Sunshine…” and “I Heart Huckabees,” this film will have a
fighting chance with you. The acting is just tight all around, and
Carter has skill with the camera. I was honestly very confused by what
took place, and much of the sequences are so well done it’s hard to
believe this seems to be a generally micro-budget film. “A Very Sunny
Morning” is a truly unusual and bizarre film, and it’s one that deserves
a glimpse, because Carter seems to have a lot of tricks up his sleeve.
And I’m curious to see what he does next.
Eric Carter looks to be yet another
surrealist mad man operating the film camera and storming film
festivals, and I’m anxious to see what he can do next with a longer
format. “A Very Sunny Morning” is an odd, weird, and entertaining head
scratcher, and one worth the watch.
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