The Oven is a cute short about a couple who get into a fight on their way to a party. Owen (Skylar) really wants to go in order to propose. But (Sally) Anna Camp does not. As the couples start to bickering, they realize that the radio is narrating their true thoughts. Thus, The Oven is a cute little story about what happens when you can't lie. Overall it's a fun watch, and Anna Camp is super cute in it. It's not long, only about 10 minutes, and you can watch it for free on YouTube. The only drawback for me was it is kind of awkward to see Anna Camp and Skylar together now that they are divorced. But they were married, and this is a cute memory of happier times for them. :)
2 Reviews
Overly familiar and not as tight or funny as it needed to be
bob the moo2 July 2016
A couple are heading to a party which, if she is honest (she's not) she doesn't want to go to, and instead the couple trigger their usual fight as a way of avoiding the discussion. However it soon transpires there is a third party involved here.
There is a certain familiarity about The Oven, with its device of the external narrator being involved in proceedings. The unfortunate thing for the film is that when a short does have this feeling, it puts more pressure on it to rise about the memory of other films, and be strong enough to push them out of your mind while watching. With The Oven, it doesn't really manage this, and it does come over like it needed to be tighter and sharper for it to really work. The core story is fine, and is well preformed by the two actors and their unseen narrator, however it is never as sharp or funny as you expect it to be. This isn't helped by the pacing, and I thought the film ran too long for what it does – not hugely so, but enough that the film did feel it was stretching out a bit more than it needed to.
It is still an okay short, with a good idea and casting; it is just that lack of real sharpness and tightness in the writing and delivery that limits it.
There is a certain familiarity about The Oven, with its device of the external narrator being involved in proceedings. The unfortunate thing for the film is that when a short does have this feeling, it puts more pressure on it to rise about the memory of other films, and be strong enough to push them out of your mind while watching. With The Oven, it doesn't really manage this, and it does come over like it needed to be tighter and sharper for it to really work. The core story is fine, and is well preformed by the two actors and their unseen narrator, however it is never as sharp or funny as you expect it to be. This isn't helped by the pacing, and I thought the film ran too long for what it does – not hugely so, but enough that the film did feel it was stretching out a bit more than it needed to.
It is still an okay short, with a good idea and casting; it is just that lack of real sharpness and tightness in the writing and delivery that limits it.
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