Heart of Now- starts slow but finishes strong

After I watched the first 15 minutes of “Heart of Now” I was ready to walk over to the director and give him $20 to hire a screenwriter. There was literally no talk for almost the entire start of the film, which to some can be seen as an artistic expression, but I feel it is a cop out. A cop out like doing something sacrilegious for shock value (I’m talking to you GaGa). Though, after the beginning of the film I really got in to the story. The main character Amber is quite a oddfellow, she has seemed to regress into a near adolescent state after a breakup with her boyfriend (her pregnancy may be the reason for it but it is never directly addressed by the dialogue). The story of Amber and her boyfriend is really a second plot line in the film about how she loves him and wants him to commit while he does not want to, pretty simple. The main plot arises when Amber, with no place to go, moves in with her mother’s former live in boyfriend, Gabe. Gabe left Amber’s mom right after they found out she had cancer. Now unfortunately I do not want to go to in depth into the film do to the fact that it is a little hard to describe, but know this while slow at times, even almost reaching the point of boring, “Heart of Now” capitalizes with great camera work, a thrilling sound track, and a brilliantly crafted final half hour. This film made me realize that I can be a bit of a curmudgeon when it comes to overt artistry and if I take a moment and pull down my own barriers, I can come to find films that are truly spectacular.

The film is made by Sabi, keep a lookout for them and their films in the future.