Good Luck To Me | Average Guy Movie Review

A couple find themselves at a major crossroad in both their relationship and their lives. Unable to go back, and apprehensive about moving forward, they ponder what to do next, and what it will mean for both of them.

The world just keeps on turning. That is the essence of this brilliantly emotional short. Maya Ahmed captures this crazy turning point in two people's lives - what could be any two people's lives - through, of all things, lunch. When you find yourself in a situation similar to that of the two leads, what else is there to do? And it allows Ahmed to convey what they are feeling. That emptiness and uncertainty is almost palpable, as these two people caught in a whirlwind, struggle with what to do.

Now you'd think, given the subject matter, a film such as this would be all doom and gloom, but it's quite the opposite. If anything, there is a surprising sense of hope to it. A light at the end of this particular tunnel. Only the central couple aren't in the right place to see it. Heather Bayles and Timothy J. Cox - who are also the writers behind this story - are phenomenal as 'Her' and 'Him'. They are easy to connect with because there is something genuine about the way they are with each other, as if they really have been together for years. Only something has changed.

It's as if they are mourning a loss, which in a way I guess they are, and our reactions to such an experience can be incredibly varied. Which is what makes Good Luck To Me so oddly fascinating; watching this brief snapshot of their lives with a perspective that is slightly removed - much like their closest friends and family would - as they attempt to process their new reality. And even though their characters' reactions to the situation are far from what you'd normally expect, Cox and Bayles' reserved performances make it all rather relatable.

Good Luck To Me may, on the face of it, appear to be a gloomy short film about a situation none of us really consider, yet many will face. It certainly captures a genuine human experience, and there is honesty in its brutality. But buried somewhere in this surprisingly compelling tale, is a sense of hope... because the world does inevitably keep on turning.

9/10

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