Review Fix 2011 Tribeca Film Festival Coverage: ‘Dungeon Master’ Review

Posted by on 4/27/11 • Categorized as Movies

The Strong Brothers’ newest short, “Dungeon Master,” is a fun little flick that ultimately suffers from an ending that leaves you wanting more.

Is this a bad thing? Not necessarily, but with a run-time of only 12 minutes, you may end up feeling unsatisfied.

For those of you that spent your Friday nights with an order of fried chicken, dozens of funky looking dice and some wacky friends, “Dungeon Master” will immediately resonate. Everything from the language to the experience of watching the film lends itself to the magical scenarios in the world of Dungeons and Dragons. At the same time, the weirdness and peculiarities the game provides, such as an environment for the weird and society-scorn to partake in make-believe adventures, is also prevalent.

That duality is essentially where the plot turns and happenings occur, taking the film from a campy and fun adventure to something a bit different. That change in the film is a short-lived experience and the exact time when those watching will want more. The few special effects seen, such as dead Orcs and one, very much alive, are pretty cool and well executed. The only problem is, once this transition takes place, you end up expecting so much and it’s not delivered.

The end result of it all however is one that proves that the Strong brothers can definitely handle a work significantly longer than this. This film ends up as a big tease, but one you won’t forget.

For that aspect alone, it would be safe to say that it is a success.

Patrick Hickey Jr.

Patrick Hickey Jr. is the Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Master Jedi and Grand Pooh-bah of ReviewFix.com. He is currently a Journalism and English Professor at Kingsborough Community College and a Weekend News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media. He also teaches Multimedia Journalism at Brooklyn College and has had articles and photos published in The New York Times, The New York Daily News and The Syracuse Post Standard. Love him. Read him.

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