Movie

John Wig

2022 · 44 min

A loose, silly anthology framed by an awkward date, full of scrappy homemade charm and hit-or-miss gags.

Directed by: Mark Mos
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Mark Mos, Natalie Polisson, Carolyn Vasko

Overview: An anthology of short films play while a man and woman on a date watch them on their laptop; John Wig finally meets a woman he likes. He visits her but gets drunk and passes out, leaving her to watch his last movie all by herself.

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Directed by: Mark Mos
Genres: Comedy
Starring: Mark Mos, Natalie Polisson, Carolyn Vasko

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Tone: absurdstrength 2 of 3
satiricalstrength 2 of 3
lightstrength 1 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: love
isolation
art
identity
Places: home
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: anthology
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Scales, 0 to 10
Scale	Value	0 to 10
Action	2
Horror	2
Humour	7
Realism	6
Romance	3
Tension	2
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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