Original Bob

Bob has just split with his girlfriend after his total lack of effort finally got to her. However he is immediately confronted by his senior self who has travelled back in time to inform him the mistake he is making. Bob is not so sure that he wants to be with Mia again but his future self is adamant that it is for the best and begins to advise him on looks, dress, style and what to say to her to win her back.

Time is a strange thing. No matter what you do you'll probably have regrets and look back at things you did and wonder "what if". What if I hadn't messed up that relationship, lost that job, failed that exam etc. This appears to be the idea behind this short film where looking back too much causes problems and hurt for Bob. The story is simple and it is interesting but whenever it gets nearer the end and themes such as this start coming out, I must admit that I was struggling to follow what it was trying to say and the feelings and motivations it had given its characters. I was still interested in it but it wanted it to be clearer and to help me out some, where it really didn't.

The performances were mostly good but they couldn't bring out the reasons that were absent in the material. McKay and Comerford worked well together though and Vickers was spot on the type of "wholesome" and sexy girl that you went out with in school but then messed up. The director gives the film an air of dark tension which I didn't think it really needed and I would have liked more character and less of this. Overall though it is interesting enough to be worth a crack, but you might end up feeling that only half the job was done.