Shane Walsh-Smith

Recent reviews

• on When an emotionally shallow and hedonistic man inherits his father’s funeral home, he must confront his own mortality in order to keep the family business afloat and build a more meaningful life for himself.

  Yep, that's definitely valid. It's all about selecting the most complementary elements, isn't it? I guess rather than his impulse-driven hedonism, it might be worth mentioning that he feels a desire to connect with his dead father through the work,…

• on When conscripted into a brutal war, a team of army doctors must use laughter to stave off their own insanity, in order to save as many lives as they can.

  I think on reflection I'd make this specifically about the Hawkeye character, perhaps framing him as angry or self-righteous, or hedonistic. Maybe impulse-driven.

• on In the future, AI is able to determine who has committed a crime, but when it appears to frame a rookie cop of murder, she must out smart a machine thinking 2 steps ahead to prove her innocence.

  I'd really like a sense of this cop's inner arc. What does she need to learn in order to prevail at the end? Is there something, some fatal flaw that she needs to overcome or come to terms with, or…

• on When his entire family goes to France and accidentily leave him home alone, Kevin McCallister must fight would-be house robber who have targeted his home.

  While it's immediately obvious to me what this film is, I think this logline could be strengthened by replacing the character's name with his core trait. What makes it his story? (It's been a while since I watched Home Alone,…