FILM:  My Last Confession
Director:  David Finley

Production Company: Finworks

Principle Actors: Maria Del Mar, David Ferry

SHORT: 21 minutes, 2007

4 Stars

Reviewed By: Emily Axelson

My Last Confession is an extremely entertaining comedy set in the 1960s, about a young boy named Danny who is dreading going to confession based on embarrassment of confessing his impure thoughts and impure deeds. Danny’s stalling methods to avoid reaching the confession booth are incredibly witty, and when this film has its moments, they are laugh-out-loud hilarious moments.

I thought the direction was impressive considering the whole thing takes place in a church. The ability to do that without boring the audience is tremendously admirable. I thought this film was the perfect length as well. If it were any longer, it could have gotten repetitive, but if it were any shorter, we would have missed some of those delightful moments.

Graham Kartna, portraying the role of Danny, is wonderful; I loved how he spoke directly to the camera; he did a fantastic job. An impressive supporting cast with the likes of Maria Del Mar (24, Jag) and David Ferry, who has a huge career in television (even being in the Canadian staple Road To Avonlea!) were nice to see gracing the shots of this short film. I thought this was a very enjoyable way to spend twenty one minutes; and I recommend this film very strongly to anyone in need of some laughs.