Director Fernando Beltran y Puga seems to borrow his themes and plot elements heavily from the Richard Linklater “Before Sunrise/Sunset” films. And while normally I’d chastise him for doing so, there are extenuating circumstances here since “Terminal” is such a good short drama. What we lack in inherent originality we get two really good performances and a story about loneliness and the people around us who may look happy with their lives but may be just as miserable as those without anyone to love. Thus is the case with Malcolm, a quiet man sitting in a Terminal bar awaiting the arrival of his girlfriend.

After feeling out her own eccentricities takes it upon himself to vent his own feelings about his life and how he craves loneliness while Jordan is the dichotomous presence, an individual who craves attention even if it means having to sit in a bar starting conversations with complete strangers. Leah Loftin seems like a real force to be reckoned with here and she’s balanced out by co-star Andrew English who begins with a rather introverted personality and finds solace in Jordan who simply insists on opening up. “Terminal” is not just a random meeting at an airport instead it’s the serendipitous meeting of two people with their own demons who find comfort in being outcasts in a cold and unfair world.

Co-Star Leah Loftin has a great bit of potential to storm the indie circuit and her scene stealing performance is proof positive of that. With witty dialogue, ace direction and a natural energy to it, “Terminal” is a nice drama with charm and a healthy dose of existentialism.

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