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Blinky.

Blinky is a short film directed by Ruairi Robinson and it is nothing short of amazing. It’s only twelve minutes and fifty one seconds long but tells a captivating tale of a boy, Alex played by Max Records of Where the Wild Things Are, who wants nothing more than for his parents to stop their fighting and takes out his frustrations on his helper robot Blinky. In its short running time, you are able to feel connected to Alex and his adolescent anger towards his family that is falling apart. You even feel sympathy for Blinky at times due to Alex’s harsh  and unreasonable demands. What works so well with this is that the connection is established quickly and naturally and when the story turns grim, and trust me it does, it’s extremely effective and quite chilling.

This may be the shortest review that I have ever written but you simply have to see it for yourself. It’s beautifully shot, excellently acted and directed, and one of the best short films I have ever seen. My fingers are crossed with hopes of possibly seeing this developed into a feature and I will definitely be keeping my eye on Robinson’s work from now on. Do yourself a favor and watch this film.

★★★★½

It’s free on vimeo so you really have no excuse: http://vimeo.com/21216091