Surviving New Year's

Excellent Improvised Independent Movie
The cast puts in a wonderful performance. The director keeps things moving skillfully. For a bunch of young performers creating an improvised film, they do an fantastic job!

Great story - lots of action and drama!
Really great storyline and talented cast of actors. It was a bit reminiscent of a Big Chill-esque type of story which I really dig so this film had a lot of appeal for me. As the drama unfolded through the film, I was at the edge of my seat wondering what would happen next. A very emotional and real story of friends, family, love and heartbreak. 2 thumbs up!

Good character study that doesn't get too ambitious
For a low budget, indie drama/comedy, this movie shows the potential of truly outside the box film making. It's definitely character driven so if you don't like movies about people, relationships, love and sex then this movie isn't for you. (Sex is just simulated - sorry no nudity) Surviving New Year's raises more questions about it's central characters than it can possibly answer - which may weaken it as a drama but not as a search for truth. Although this movie moves away from conventional story telling, it still serves well as an inspection into the lives and truth of these people. However, the tension was so thick at one point I wasn't sure if somebody was going to have sex or get stabbed in the head with a screwdriver. Director David Beatty delivered an uncharacteristically smart comedy with surprising dramatic turns, avoiding cliches and excellent performances across the board. An encouraging sign for the potential of low-budget digital video movie-making.

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