Release Date - 2012
Genre - Comedy
Format - Bluray (Personal Collection) (Screener)
Rating (out of 5):
Many years ago now I befriended YouTuber and filmmaker Addison Binek on Facebook and not long after met him at Cinema Wasteland. Over the years I've been fortunate to review a lot of his hard work. Binek has a long running YouTube series called Movies to Watch on a Rainy Afternoon along with the films Tromasterpiece Theatre: The Battle of Love's Return, Tromasterpiece Theatre: Poultreygeist, Psycho Ape!, and Psycho Ape: Part II - The Wrath of Kong. Sometime back Addison asked me to check out another YouTube series he made sometime ago titles Addy and Andy. Sadly, I had a rough go at it this summer and wasn't able to check it out in a timely manner and for that I apologize to Addison. However, I was able to finally get around to checking it out. Like always, I want to thank Addison for sending this over to review.
The film follows roommates Addy and Andy who go through their day to day life while documenting their friendship. We see them disagree on chips, travel out of state, invent a drinking game around True Blood and so on.
I had no idea what I was getting into when I agreed to check this out. Hell, I was damn near certain that it was something I wouldn't like...but I was wrong. It's so simple and awkward at times but I enjoyed it for the most part. I don't see myself binging episodes of it again but I could definitely watch a random episode here or there again just for fun. The acting in this one has a lot of room for improvement but both leads were young and learned a lot from this particular experience. The two are very comfortable with each other and in front of the camera but a lot of the dialogue is forced. This does create some awkward tension but it doesn't ruin the experience. The stories for each episode feels like it was written on the fly or an idea that popped into their heads without full exploring it on paper. That results in some of the episodes being more entertaining than others. Finally, no effects to be seen here. We have some crudely edited videos and that is the extent of it. I know most of you here want some blood and gore but you will not find it with this. Overall, Addy and Andy is a surprisingly enjoyable hidden YouTube gem that makes up for its lack of budget with heart and dedication. Check it out.
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