This is an 18-minute live action short film and it seems that actress Rose McGowan, at her 40th birthday, thought it was time to get into directing. In here she directs a teenage girl, who is pretty insecure and wants to be accepted by a guy she meets and his two friends. So the 4 go on a journey after the girl told herself how easy to hang out with she is many times. But where are they going and are they even safe as it has already become dark? Well, all in all, this was not a good watch. it was okay in the first half when there was some decent subtlety to it, but the end was just not convincing at all. Also the guy who plays the lead actor seems so harmless and absolutely has no range to play an evil character like this I must say. Bad casting decision. The girl and the other couple are bearable with what they are given, but I saw no particularly promising performance here either. I quite like McGowan, watched the entire "Charmed" in the past, but here she did not succeed. If she decides to keep directing I hope this experience here can help her to step things up for future project. The Sundance nomination seems only be for the name here, not for the film. Not recommended.
Review of Dawn
