The film "Ill Square" looks like yet another one of those independent productions that may have been so much fun to write, such a blast to compose, and inspired countless laughs among the cast and crew, but when we finally sat down to see it, it's... really not too good an experience. "Ill Square" has ambition, and it has a quality to it that's admirable in where it's not afraid to take risks in the artistic sense, but much of it feels so much like awkward filler, and camera tricks for the sake of dazzling without really adding anything of depth or substance. "Ill Square" hints at something of a premise within the constant flash forwards, and quick edits, and disjointed sub-plots, but there isn't much of a coherence in the entire ninety minutes. Typically I'm quick at catching on to symbolism and metaphor, but I could barely find any. Director Edgardo Flores has a sleek sense of visual style, but there isn't much to work with here. We meet various characters all of whom wander aimlessly through their own worlds, Flores subjects us to a very long drawn out sequence where watch characters debate about the existence of god through a television screen.
 

There they engage in utterly droning dialogue, and the cast tries their damndest to salvage their endless improvisation. At one point the dad means to say "Zombie Dog" but slips up and mutters "Zog Dombie," to which his son mocks him about. This is a instance that was obviously an error and may have been a laugh riot on set, but on the final product it plays off amateurishly, and doesn't really hit any comedic weight in spite of director Flores' best efforts to turn it in to an impromptu moment of hilarity. The finale revolves around yet another musical number, and another improvised scene very reminiscent of "Annie Hall," where an old couple are attempting to have sex, but are interrupted by a giant spider. This results in even more poorly improvised dialogue, a drawn out scene where the husband looks up black widow spiders on the internet, and a final sequence that is more fit for a demo reel than a feature length movie.

Trim twenty minutes off, add much more coherence and cohesion, provide us with a better variety of interesting characters, and "Ill Square" could be an entertaining surreal comedy, but as it stands it looks like another film production that was probably much more fun to make than it is to watch.