
Written by Seana Kofoed, who also stars in the film, and directed by Rebecca Eskreis, a woman in mourning takes her revenge in a Virtual Reality to her ex-friends. With people like Rebecca Creskoff, Toks Olagundoye, Jessica Meraz, Rob Benedict, Kadeem Hardison, Jenn Lyon, Matt Peters, and Alec Mapa.
Would going on a vengeful escapade in virtual reality and letting out all your anger and resentment be a useful method to channel that negativity? Quite the opposite, perhaps, but this is what ClearMind is here to investigate. What’s interesting about this, however, is that it is equally entertaining, whereby Nora (Rebecca Creskoff) fantasizes about having done everything that comes into her head playing a virtual vengeful scenario out is great fun. Seana Kofoed’s writing takes the opposite approach and embraces the comedic and sarcastic side of things, seeking to entertain the audience instead of getting into a mess while trying to develop the movie’s mystery.
The other side does seem to be a certain logic at play, behind the vengeance it so seeks. Something about having self-centered and demanding friends who do not enhance your existence and whose potential is better off being deleted. Plus, not taking the blame for things that one did not even instigate. That is all churning in the background as the focus tries to understand its more sinister aspect. Only now it’s quite reminiscent of 2008’s Baghead There is something to it that almost reminds one of 2008’s Baghead.
The two sides do blend well in part because of Rebecca Eskreis’ direction- it seems to take a few risks while trying to make its performance more dramatic. Nor does it go too far trying to balance each end leans too far to the audience’s expectations, instead, it finds an equilibrium in how the production goes about revealing just the right amount of darkness or humor when it is warranted by the plot line. It has a strong density- it has a beginning, a middle, and an end which means it has a beginning, a middle, and an end and a lot of unanswered questions in it, which is nice. It creates that sort of: there is this idea that we know what transpired, but again, do we? Which ensures that its veil of mystery remains intact.
A further point that is certainly helpful to these characteristics is the ensemble because their performances really force you to wonder how self-involved or toxic any of these characters really are. With the exception of Matt Peters’ very reliably blunt and indifferent portrayal of David, who’s very honest about the fact that he couldn’t care less about anything other than himself. Toks Olagundoye gives us that good old specially crafted and image-loving woman who tramples over her husband. Jessica Meraz is enjoyable as the religious outsider of the group who parents everyone around her and gives them a lot of unsolicited advice.
Rob Benedict and Kadeem Hardison however fall more in the well-meaning albeit somewhat incompetent category trying to steer things in the correct direction but don’t really have the conviction to follow through. Writer, Kofoed performs so well in the role of Kate, who is extremely deluded about her problems and this actually works quite well with the rest of the film in terms of comedy.
Jenn Lyon’s Lily is quite intriguing, there is a sense of confidence that borders on a femme-fatale-type feel, as though there is more to her than meets the eye, which is fun to watch. Then you have the epicenter of it all in Rebecca Creskoff’s Nora, who is unapologetic, completely done with everything, and ready to make amends. She really brings the lighthearted atmosphere of the film and the power and intensity with which she plays the character is equally effortless to behold.
ClearMind is an indie film, that takes the usual narrative of vengeance and goes in an offbeat direction with it. There is rather unexpected humor which is quite gratifying and the film is actually fun with a decent increase in tension. There is a great ensemble that features a lot of well-known faces, enabling the cast to have wide varieties in terms of character. It has an amazing sadistic component and Rebecca Eskreis and Seana Kofoed really create a great combination of genres for the viewers to enjoy.
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