Getting It

1.5

Synopsis:

Jamie is a singer whose cabaret partner and boyfriend dumped him a year ago. Since then, he has angrily shut out the world, licking his wounds and always putting himself first. His best friend Elaine has had it, and calls out his selfishness, which only hurts Jamie and pushes him further inward. Jamie’s neighbor, Ben, is a poet who is reeling from the devastating loss of his mother a year ago, and currently lives like a hermit with his brother, Luke, and sister-in-law, Alicia. When Alicia asks Jamie to reach out to Ben, Jamie sees his opportunity to appear generous and prove Elaine wrong. Slowly, Jamie starts falling for Ben. But has Jamie really changed?

Quick Thoughts:

After being asked to give “Getting It” a watch by Writer/Director/Actor Tom Heard, I did some quick perusing about the story to gauge my interest. While it actually has a high rating on IMDb, I equally found reviewers who were not a fan – one even remarked that the film is nothing more than a personal vehicle to showcase the “talents” of Tom Heard. Ouch! After watching it through twice now, I am happy to say that there are a few decent elements to the film… but that’s about all. Unfortunately, I concur that this film is nothing more than a personal ‘pet’ project for Tom Heard that lacked a degree of separation needed in order to really pull a film together. The couple good bits were overlooked as a result. But hey – you don’t have to take my word for it!