It’s one thing for me to review movies everybody’s seen. All I can give you is my take and perspective on the movie. But it’s another thing for me to review a movie I know for a fact only a few hundred people have seen, as is the case with the short film Death By Scrabble, directed by Chris Hernandez. I happen to know for a fact this was entered in the Golden Eagle Film Festival and it won first place for comedy. I know this because I was there. It is based on the short story of the same name by Charlie Fish.
The plot is basically this: man plays Scrabble with his wife. Man hates wife. Man ponders how to kill wife while playing Scrabble. Hilarity ensues. The running time is only 9:32, but this film makes great use of the time. We learn everything we need to know about our character, we get twists and surprises, and most important for a comedy, we get laughs. I only have praise for this thing, but as it is so short I don’t want to say too much, or else I’d give it all away. Besides, you can just watch it:
I hope you give this short film the love it deserves. I rate it four stars for being a very solid example on how to do a short film.
