Name: It's a Disaster (2012)
IMDb: link to IMDB
Genres: Comedy, drama. Country of Origin: USA.
Cast: Julia Stiles as Tracey Scott, America Ferrera as Hedy Galili, David Cross as Glen Randolph, Kevin Brennan as Buck Kivel, Blaise Miller as Pete Mandrake, Errin Hayes as Emma Mandrake, Jeff Grace as Shane Owens, Rachel Boston as Lexi Kivel, Laura Adkin as Jenny Alexander, Rob McGillivray as Gordon Alexander.
Written and directed by: Todd Berger.
The Three Acts:
The initial tableaux:
Tracey takes her new boyfriend Glen to a recurrent couples' brunch. The other couples get to know Glen, and he them.
The phone, the local television, and then the electricity go out. The neighbor next door comes by in his hazmat suit to ask for extra D batteries, and tells them the news about the dirty bombs and impending radiation clouds.
Delineation of conflicts: Should the group try to survive this? Of course they should. However, this group has no experience working together to do such a thing. To make things interesting, Emma and Pete were set to get a divorce, so a number of exposed nerves come into play.
The search for a radio begins, and fails. Sealing the house for air leaks begins. Jenny and Gordon show up late, and have gotten some of the nerve gas. The couples have some earnest discussions as the clock ticks away for them.
As they need to make more real decisions, the fights about 'who made you boss?' flare up.
Resolution: Toward the end, can they make a good group decision or two?
One line summary: Dark comedy about four couples facing certain death.
Statistics:
Cinematography: 10/10 Nicely done.
Sound: 10/10 No complaints.
Acting: 8/10 Mostly fine. Cross, Ferrera, and Stiles were a joy.
Screenplay: 8/10 Moves along rather well. I smiled a lot, and got one or two belly laughs.
Final Rating: 8/10
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