The next Taika Waititi short film is his first entry of the New Zealand 48 hour short film festival. In an interview I earlier saw with Taika, he mentioned that Monty Python was a huge inspiration for him growing up, and that is extremely prominent here. However, it’s also clear that this was made in 48 hours. While there are funny moments, it mostly fell flat due to it’s over the top nature. But, it should also be noted that Waititi does a great job to make these characters feel unique. Making an entire court case about a judge losing his hammer is a great premise. If Waititi never went into film, it’s safe to say that he would have a sketch comedy show with things like this, and I wouldn’t complain. 6.7/10
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