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‘Magic Hour’ Review: Katie Aselton & Daveed Diggs Fuel A Charming Duplass Production [SXSW]
It’s evident, almost immediately, that a film called “Magic Hour” begins, and two people are introduced, Erin (Katie Aselton) and Charlie (Daveed Diggs), and they have a stable, cheerful relationship between them. Video captured at an amusement park perfectly puts their dynamic on display as they self-deprecatingly lollygag about the premises, and from this footage, the film shift to the desert, specifically Joshua Tree, where a lavish home owned by Erin’s friend (Brad Garrett) seems to be something of a getaway for the couple as they, as Garrett himself puts it, “work through all the crap.” Indeed, there does exist something the two need to figure out, with Charlie’s upbeat demeanor clashing against Erin’s frequent slips into melancholy and an outburst emanating from Erin while the two are out hiking the desolate, beautiful landscape surrounding Garrett’s residence hints at some as-yet-unknown tragedy having occurred no long prior. Continue reading ‘Magic Hour’ Review: Katie Aselton & Daveed Diggs Fuel A Charming Duplass Production [SXSW] at The Playlist.
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It’s evident, almost immediately, that a film called “Magic Hour” begins, and two people are introduced, Erin (Katie Aselton) and Charlie (Daveed Diggs), and they have a stable, cheerful relationship between them. Video captured at an amusement park perfectly puts their dynamic on display as they self-deprecatingly lollygag about the premises, and from this footage, the film shift to the desert, specifically Joshua Tree, where a lavish home owned by Erin’s friend (Brad Garrett) seems to be something of a getaway for the couple as they, as Garrett himself puts it, “work through all the crap.”
Indeed, there does exist something the two need to figure out, with Charlie’s upbeat demeanor clashing against Erin’s frequent slips into melancholy and an outburst emanating from Erin while the two are out hiking the desolate, beautiful landscape surrounding Garrett’s residence hints at some as-yet-unknown tragedy having occurred no long prior.
