Since debuting on the film festival circuit, we’ve had some positive feedback on Letterboxd and a nice local blurb when we hit the Bay Area (not to mention winning the audience award for Best Picture at a Film Fest in Saulte St. Marie).
Also, not every day or even every decade I get referred to as brilliant:
“The Dinner Parting works thanks to a brilliant script by Luke Allen Hackney and director J.W. Andrew. Many writers go wrong because they aim for wacky and write weird dialogue for its own sake. Yes, this does get wacky, but a lie is rarely wasted. Like a never-ending improv sketch, every bit of information offered must be accepted as truth by our leads and cannot be denied. Hackney and Andrew then escalate the hell out of everything for the sake of rivalry, and when the bubble bursts, there’s an escape plan to take this story to another level.
The Dinner Parting is a well-executed comedy, which quite frankly is almost impossible to do in indie film. Yes, the film is mostly talking, but it’s hilarious and a clever take on a well-worn comedy trope.”
Full review here.