Review of Memory Box

"Memory Box" is an American English-language live action short film from 2016 written and directed by Audrey Ewell. The reason why this is seen by some now in 2019 is the inclusion of actor Louis Cancelmi and most certainly to a bigger extent the inclusion of actress Mackenzie Davis and I can see her star appeal by watching this film alone here. She sure shines and elevates the mediocre material. The film runs for minimally over 11 minutes only and that already includes closing credits. I read that this was initially intended to be a full feature film, but due to the untimely death of co-director Aaron Aites it was turned into short film territory. And as the latter, it was not a satisfying watch unfortunately. Actually while watching the movie I felt this could turn out with better quality as a 100-minute movie, but we have to go with what we got here. I gave you the most known names already. As for the plot, there is a slight fantasy/sci-fi element to it and both are not exactly my favorite genres. If the film is 100% drama only, then it seems good enough in my opinion. I already said the actors are doing a fine job too, but in terms of the script something was missing to win me over, letg alone have me on the edge of my seat. I did like the ending though, but it was not enough to make me forget about the almost 10 pretty mediocre minutes before that. Also not too impressed by the soundtrack and that is something I really don't say too often. Overall, I wish I could say something more positive here, but I have to give this one a thumbs-down. It is not a failure, not by any means, but yeah it would have needed more or better elaboration, the kind it could have gotten as a full feature. The way it did turn out in fact my suggestion is to skip the watch here. Not recommended and it is a pity because the cast was really there for something much better. Shame.