Release date: April 13, 2021
Running time: 105 minutes
Written and Directed By: Suzanne Guacci
Starring: Kristen Renton, Karen Sillas, Zachary Booth
Kate (Sillas), a visiting home health aide and recovering alcoholic, strives to rebuild her broken life, only to have it fall apart once again when she falls in love with her young, paraplegic patient Laura (Renton) then betrays her trust.
T11 Incomplete is an interesting movie about self discovery and rebuilding. Not only is Kate helping to rehab and assist Laura, but Kate herself is working on her own life after some questionable decisions in the past. These bad choices continue during the film, but the movie does a decent job of showing what she is going through and the reasons for these choices. The movie has a slow start, but I didn't mind that as it spends a good amount of time on Kate's character. After laying a solid groundwork for Kate's predicament and her current life, it introduces us to Laura. And when the main relationship is introduced, the film has a lot of very sweet moments. I enjoyed seeing these characters on screen and experiencing the unconventional nature of the story.
However, the movie has some strange aspects as well. For one, it starts off in a 16:9 aspect ratio, then switches very quickly to 4:3 for almost the rest of the movie. I was wondering if there was a problem with the screener but this appears by design. It is an odd choice and I think I know what they were going for, but I don't necessarily know if the more limited aspect ratio helped achieve that. Additionally, the film has a lot of emotion but it can feel forced at times. Some character's moods and attitudes shift very quickly with little provocation, leading to an emotional rollercoaster but one that also feels like an unnatural one. And I liked the characters and the underlying relationship, but the progression of the romantic aspects also did feel a little rushed. Maybe some more build up had to be cut due to the film spending more time on Kate's initial situation, but for a movie that is focused on the emotional aspects of the story, those just didn't hit with the kind of force that I think the movie was going for.
T11 Incomplete's story of rebuilding touches all of its slightly broken characters, with an inclusive message and plenty of drama fueling this unconventional relationship.
Rent it.
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