Wish 143 by Ian Barnes

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8 comments posted.

• Jan 26, 2013

  Sallybrown

  Wonderful short film!
  Should be more widely seen... Sensitive and humourous in turn.
  Watching how Sam played David's illness progression was 
  incredible too and shows what a talent he has.Very heart warming and poignant.
   Definitely a young actor with a great future ahead of him! Look forward to seeing him again.
  Jim Carter and all were excellent too.
  Well done all!

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• Jan 14, 2013

  Ianes

  It's very interesting that the middle aged woman visiting him intent on having sex (with a 15 year old boy) is portrayed as a comedy device. I doubt that this would have been so had it been a middle aged man. Just a thought.

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• Feb 19, 2011

  Ken

  WOuld like to watch this film and give my opinion, but after 5-minutes of watching 3-second clips while iPlayer tries to catch up with itself, it seems impossible. From what I have managed to put together, quite a goodun and well worth a watch.
  
  p.s. 850kb/s stream speed on a 2200kb/s d/l. Make it more available to the wider audience who have poorer connections. Please.

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• Feb 19, 2011

  Daniel Craig David James

  Fantastic film - deserved nomination. 
  
  @spuddy, I think The Be All and End All is a very different film that covers the same subject matter. As you say, it's obviously 5 times the length of Wish 143, but I don't think its excellence necessarily negates this film's own quality. 
  
  It is a bit weird that two British films with extremely similar plot bases have come out so close together, though.

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• Feb 3, 2011

  spuddy

  Whilst the premise of the film is a good one, this story has been told before and better. There is another film, all be it a feature, called The Be All and End All, directed by Bruce Webb, which covers a similar plot line but shows being confronted by death at a young age, in what I think is a more realistic way. With some very funny performances from some great young, new, actors, it not only has you laughing out loud but crying buckets too. I have to say I am surprised by the Oscar nomination, but then the competition between features is a whole new ball game. And to be able to make a film these days is a feat in itself.

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• Oct 27, 2010

  Mike Nicholson

  Really enjoyed the film. Loved that in the final analysis, he'd rather fell close to a woman through hugging than sex.

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• Oct 24, 2010

  John B Sheffield

  How moving and well acted, some nice pieces of humour as well, if only more could see the talent we have both from production and acting, Thanks.

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• Oct 12, 2010

  james

  A really touching but light hearted short film. There are short bursts of dry humour which help avoid the film from being a sombre experience.

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