From Nic Barker comes one of the funniest short films I’ve seen in a while. Two buddies are sitting along their couch drinking beer and pondering on the hypothetical questions that everyone goes through. At least everyone with a bit of a mental defect. “Hypothetical” isn’t so much a short film as it is a situation comedy, but it’s still one that achieves the intended comedic effect.
Nic Barker’s scenario is fairly simplistic with both men exploring the extremes of their hypothetical questions. As with most men, one question mounts in to a series of various other questions, all of which are an effort by the pair to one up the other. Very much in the vein of Monty Python, “Hypothetical” really does vie for the extreme version of this game. And the final scene where both have lost themselves in the game unaware of their surroundings gauged a definite solid chuckle from me. I really like the situation director Nic Barker sets up for what is a four minute look at mal insanity, and I definitely want to see what he’s capable of with a longer length in the future.