NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

JinRoz For all the hype it got I was expecting a lot more!

Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Cristal The movie really just wants to entertain people.

Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de) "A Single Life" is a 2.5-minute animated short film from 2 years ago that managed an Academy Award nomination. It was co-written and directed by Joris Oprins and it is a Dutch production. However, you don't have to worry about not understanding the dialog in this very short film as there isn't any. The only words are English and come from a record that the main and only character keeps playing. This record is some sort of a time machine for her. Unfortunately I must say that I was neither impressed by the animation nor by the contents of this little movie. The story is very repetitive and the new shades added throughout the film hardly offer anything new in terms of drama or comedy. Baffled to see this one really receive an Academy Award nomination. Not worth the watch. Thumbs down and I cannot say that it got me curious about Oprins' other works. i hope he can step things up in the next years and this film was not already his biggest achievement.

MartinHafer "A Single Life" is the most enjoyable of the shorts by far. It's a weird story about a cutely animated girl whose record player acts much like a time machine--and she finds that she can travel back and forth in time with this machine. You'll really have to see this one for yourself to understand what I mean. However, at only 2 minutes in length, it's hard to imagine it taking the Oscar. Fortunately, the ending is quite dark and quite funny and I heard many in the audience laugh during this film. I think this Dutch film by Marieke Blaauw, Joris Oprins, Job Roggeveen has little chance to win, but it did make me laugh as well. I certainly would love to see more from these folks, as they have a real knack for CGI and humor.

Hellmant 'A SINGLE LIFE': Three Stars (Out of Five) A 3 minute Dutch animated short; which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film (at the upcoming 87th Academy Awards). It was directed by Marieke Blaauw (who also wrote the film), Joris Oprins and Job Roggeveen and features Pien Feith as a voice actor. The short tells the story of a girl, named Pia, who travels back and forth through her life, by listening to a vinyl record. It's odd and funny but there's not a lot to it. It's probably not worthy of an Oscar nomination, but it is clever and somewhat amusing (in a weird way).Watch our movie review show 'MOVIE TALK' at: http://youtu.be/D17O2xOoOCw

boblipton A young woman finds a record and plays it on her phonograph. It skips -- and her life skips to that point in time.There's little to this Oscar-nominated short but those details -- other than a "Back to the Future" reference if you look very closely. Nonetheless and because of its short length -- it's three minutes if you include the credits -- its subtext warning the audience not to be too impatient, to be willing to enjoy the moment rather than skipping to the next, stands out. As does its wry humor.I doubt this will win the best animated short Oscar -- those usually go to something a bit more pompous. However, if you haven't seen this already, it's worth your time to look at.