Twenty years ago, Charlie Regal (Louis Iacoviello) played a superhero named Kryptoman in a film that was never finished.  Charlie had left Hollywood to get away from the shallowness of the industry after that, but that film was his big chance.  Now, there's talk of finishing the film with the original cast.  He's being shown on entertainment news reports and his picture is on the cover of magazines in his superhero outfit.  When his son Billy (Paul Butcher) sees the magazine cover, he starts to wonder if his dad really is Kryptoman.

That night, Billy looks around in his parents' closet, and finds the Kryptoman outfit in a zipped up suit bag.  Added to that bit of evidence, his father performs a couple of feats at breakfast the next morning that seem rather out of the ordinary.  This leads Billy to believe that he's the son of a superhero.  But is he?  You'll have to watch the film to find out.

It seems like I've been receiving more and more films like this lately.  Films that are professional looking and highly polished with great acting and a fun story.  It's nice to see the industry trending in that direction, and as the hardware and software used to make these films becomes more and more affordable, allowing for more professional looking productions, I have a feeling that this is a trend that's only going to grow and progress as time goes on.

I haven't really mentioned the mother yet.  Her name was Louise (Jo McGinley), and from almost the first second she's on the screen, you can tell she's an extremely sweet and nice person.  The chemistry between her, and her husband and son is a pleasure to watch.  These people all seem to fit together, in a family unit that anyone would be jealous of.

I already mentioned how great the film was technically.  Nothing was lacking here in any way.  The camera work was great, the sound was mixed really well, the editing was tight and everything movied along really well.  The only complaint, if any, I could have about this film is that it was too short.  Not so much that it was too short for the story, but too short simply because I was enjoying it, and then suddenly after ten minutes it was over.  It would be so easy to take this story and these characters and turn it into a feature length film.  Honestly, it works very well as a short, but I believe it could be turned into a feature as well.

This film was written and directed by Mike Doto and is a spectacular example of what can be accomplished in todays independent cinema.  If you get a chance to see it, it's definitely worth checking out.  The film is having it's premiere screening on December 12th at 11am at the Majestic Crest Theatre in Westwood.  You can request an invitation on the Seaside Pictures website. http://www.seasidepictures.com  You can also check out the film's website here.