Fifty (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #36 extract: Fifty (2015)

For the most part, Fifty is an urban melodrama about dissatisfied rich people, reality T.V, cheating, sour friendships, broken family relations, getting old, etc. As meaningless and depthless as all of this is, it is rather entertaining. As the ever intensifying drama continually bumps up gears, it is then hard to disengage the narrative and stop enjoying its slight absurdity. This is because of ok performances, amusing writing and competent direction. However, as we move into the final act of this narrative, some heavy and dark themes are raised. And suffice to say, they aren't treated with the caution and respect needed. This pushes Fifty beyond entertaining melodrama and into ridiculousness, leaving it more meaningless than it needed to be.