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Greetings again from the darkness. Since none of us enjoy our own relationship-gone-bad, it's kind of interesting how we can be drawn to just such a movie. Nate and Melissa's romance is crumbling ... or rather has crumbled. She has accused him of cheating with a younger woman, and they are surrounded by moving boxes as they finish break-up (not make-up) intimacy in the small Brooklyn apartment they've been sharing for 5 years.

Writer-Director-Producer-Actor Darien Sill-Evans stars as Nate, a DJ slash barber, who can never quite distinguish between what he should tell Melissa and the boys at the barbershop, and what he should keep to himself. He's a pretty typical clueless dude. Melissa is angry at him for cheating, and during their argument, a flashback sheds light on what really happened that night. Conflict and emotions fill the screen whether it's Melissa and Nate bickering, or Nate getting the treatment from his co-workers at the barbershop, or even Melissa hearing it from her friend and brother.

In his first feature film as a director, Sill-Evans does a nice job of establishing the lingering doubts that accompany the dissolution of a long term relationship. Fingers are pointed, accusations are made, and feelings of guilt are predominant. He uses additional flashbacks to deliver more insight into all of these characters, especially the two leads. Much of the dialogue seems yanked directly from real life, and the best is, "I didn't cheat, I retaliated". So much is said with those words.

There is quite a bit of comedy mixed in, though much of the time, it's the delivery, not the setting that generates the chuckles. Mr. Sill-Evans has certainly not delivered a formulaic Rom-Com, and in fact, the dramatic moments are the most powerful - shedding light on our flaws as human beings. Supporting work is provided by Jade Johnson, John Laster, Stephen Hill, and Chester A Sims II.

Opening with a streetside rant against racism, we hear some of the stupid things white people say during the gentrification of a neighborhood. Doug Simpson's music is spot on throughout, and though this one won't reach a mass audience, for an independent directorial debut, it definitely makes a statement.

...than 10 minutes. I'm sorry, I was willing and with a good expectation but my suspicions that rose in the first barber-shop scene were confirmed enough, by the second scene(Apartment), to stop watching. Chester A. Sims II was mercilessly over-acting his part, rest of the cast was either quite okay or mediocre stage-over-acting. And at least as far as I watched it, the script had no natural feel whatsoever... sorry.

Channel surfing and look what I found.. I watched this Brooklyn themed movie and enjoyed it. First, let me begin with the characters,,, The main actor Nate was a selfish but entertaining man. He loves his girl but think of himself most of the time... He has debates with his barbershop co- workers. The dialogue is Brooklyn flavor --like Spike Lee. movies. It was great to see the older gentleman who brings flavor and wisdom to the conversation. The elder man is young at heart. His girl ( Meliisa ) is a schoolteacher who loves him but had enough of him and decides to move out. She does well with the script and it seems these two have worked together on stage or film

I love the flashbacks and narration. I would love to tell more but I don't want to spoil the film.

Overall , an excellent job by the producer, writer and director. I read the credits and see that Mr. Evans (actor, producer) has been around for along time. Now I understand why the movie was well made and entertaining..... Hope to meet the production team one day.....

Once this movie gets to it and it does have a bit of a slow start but once you get to the plot, it really begins to all unfold in a timely manner and all the pieces begin to come together there's some great shots some really good cinematic storyline, and the film in its entirety really gets the message across. Without giving away any spoilers, the directors creativity allows the mind to venture in and feel as though you are a part of the movie in a orthodox Way. I would recommend watching at least once to see how this movie affects you, but overall it was a pretty good job, and I would recommend it.