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4 a.m. - Open All Night
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by Giant Pictures
Sales Rank: 158676
Price: $5.95
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It's 4am at a classic all-night diner . The young Man seated at the counter is bending the ear of the Counterman - girlfriend problems of course. What promises to be a long-winded, late night tale of woe is abruptly cut short by the arrival of an attractive Woman - clearly with her own reasons for insomnia. The would-be pair lock eyes, an unmistakable chemistry in the air. However, a misguided sense of propriety and a healthy dose of fear hold each of them back from a simple conversation. Trying to spark the flame, the Counterman bets each to take a chance, to just say hello to the other - who knows what might happen? Yet, both seem willing to let "better" judgement rule as the clock ticks down to a final moment of truth
Viewer Reviews
"4 A.M.: Open All Night" is a character-driven short film set entirely in a diner in, as the title suggests, the very early hours of the morning. A man is at the diner looking for a burger and a bit of sympathy from the server. Soon, a woman arrives, and the man can barely take his eyes off her. Yet neither one speaks to the other, despite the counterman's efforts to get them at least to say hello to each other.
That's pretty much it for the plot. But the film's plot is secondary to the dialog and performances, all of which are top notch. Bob Krakower, who wrote the script, has a great ear for dialog, and the actors' delivery of his words is superb. My experience with independent films is that there always seems to be at least one weak link, but I could find none here. Each of the four cast members (Tate Donovan, Wendy Makkena, Rod McLachlan, and Kevin Geer--the fourth person is the diner's third patron) is superb, and the direction is sure.
"4 A.M.: Open All Night" is essentially a one-act play in its construction, similar to the longer and also superb What Happened Was... Watching this one, I kept thinking of Edward Hopper's Night Hawks, in part because there is a quick shot of the famous painting at the beginning of the film and in larger part because I wondered whether Hopper's work, which seems to capture the loneliness of the early morning hours, was the inspiration for this script. Either way, this film truly is a little gem.
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