Angelo Bell is a genius. His feature film, The Broken Hearts Club, is populated with so many amazing characters that are fully formed, exciting to watch, and who tell such rich stories that I was in awe of his ability to write such depth into so many characters. The Broken Hearts Club is about a psychiatrist who gets stuck with a group of patients that are going through rough love issues, and Bell utilizes his gift for creating characters to paint a broad, vibrant, and deep palette of humanity and being through a large cast of characters.
The performances are phenomenal. The patients, and the protagonist's newly divorced boss, all bring truly amazing performances sparking the screen with engaging and electric performances that are rarely seen and such a joy to watch. The energy and emotions, spanning the entire spectrum of humanity, brought me to tears three times and I laughed out loud at least five. I want to thank the cast and Bell for creating such a great journey and ride to experience through the lives and stories of these characters.
To contrast the vibrant nature of all of the characters was the stuffy and seemingly emotionally dead psychiatrist, played by Larry 'Tank' Jones, that was bringing them through their journey. Oh man, it is totally awesome how much I hated this character and was bored through his family life scenes. But hey, maybe that is what makes the film and the other characters pop and shine, having the contrast of the stuffy doctor. Some people might love him and maybe he speaks to them, just not my cup of tea.
My impression of The Broken Hearts Club is "Wow!". The performances by Michael Monks, Sean Ross, Gwendolyn Edwards, Andrew Elvis Miller, Alan Pietruszewski, Brooke Josephson, Maya Gilbert, Nicole Sessions, and the rest of the cast were joyous to watch. They are all amazing actors and I beg them to let me know if they want to be in any of my feature films, I'd be honored to have the opportunity to collaborate with any of them.
The magic on the screen all happens because of the brilliant writing and directing of Angelo Bell. He gracefully captures amazingly comedic moments, which I think are so hard to do well, and pulled my heartstrings. I can't wait to see what he does next.
Hi Reid,
Thanks for the major kudos! I would love to talk about a collaboration sometime. Best to you, Gwendolyn
Posted by: Gwendolyn Edwards | June 09, 2009 at 09:50 AM