Just to
change it up, here’s a short that wasn’t
made for television. PC really has been
in a lot of shorts. Short film is quite
an interesting medium (and a definite challenge, putting a complete story into
such a small package!), and it’s always nice to see well-respected actors
shining a bit more light on it. Let that
be a lesson to all aspiring filmmakers – don’t discount the value of shorts,
because you might get someone of PC’s caliber to be in them!
Much
shorter than the more recent outings, Salvage
clocks in at just under ten minutes. It
is a fairly straightforward story told about an off-the-beaten-path topic: a man has just begun seeking help for his sex
addiction. I’m not exactly sure where he’s
ended up – it doesn’t seem like a clinic or a treatment facility – but he’s
been offered the promise of a mysterious yet immediate cure, if he chooses to
accept it.
PC is
our leading man here, addict James Mulwray.
He’s a little desperate, a little defensive, and a little ashamed; very
fitting for his story. Though he’s
finally accepted that he has a problem and needs help, you can tell he hates
thinking of himself that way.
And I
like that the film really depicts him
as having a problem and acknowledging it as such. Sex addiction doesn’t get a huge amount of
attention in mainstream media, and I think it’s easy to brush off references to
it as, “Oh, they’re just sleazy,” or, “Yeah, sounds like a real ‘problem’”
(especially if the addict in question is a man.) Salvage
shows that sex is genuinely interfering with James’s life, and he truly hates
the hold that it has over him. In a way,
it’s actually emasculating for him
that he can’t control himself.
Another
thing I appreciate is the way the sexual content is filmed. The sexual scenes here sort of remind me of
the violent scenes in Psycho. They’re shot and edited in such a way that it
seems like you’re seeing more than you really are. It’s not done to the extent that it is with Psycho,
but the effect is similar.
Accent Watch
RP –
pretty good.
Recommend?
In
General
– Maybe. An intriguing story
well-filmed.
PC-wise – Possibly. It won’t be making any lists of my favorite
PC performances, but he does a fine job.
There’s so much discomfort to James, and that definitely comes through
to the viewer.
Warnings
Sexual
content (including snatches of multiple sex scenes) and brief strong language.
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