Though inspired by the very real and very turbulent partnership of filmmaker Werner Herzog and actor Klaus Kinski, the film presents to you a singularly characteristic world that will absolutely refuse to leave even when you are done watching ‘My Dinner With Werner’. As the title of the near-namesake ‘My Dinner With Andre’ is turned on its head, we are presented with the scene of a dinner date with a disturbing predominance of…erm…chickens. 

Whether or not the viewer is familiar with Herzog and Kinski’s fifteen-year-long relationship, or the work two created together, the realm conjured by the film is sufficient to familiarize you with all the aspects that you need to be able to appreciate the drama unfolding before you. Replete with references that range from an irrational fear of birds, to a rifle incident gone quite nearly wrong, with a sprinkling of WrestleMania, the blind date stretches out its limbs, taking its time with each movement. Along with the director and his ‘friend’/actor, we have Christine, radiant, beautiful Christine, our crutch into this world of a bizarre friendship. 
 
A smooth edit and complementary visuals ensure that no path is left untaken in delivering a gloriously hilarious and entertaining outcome. The performances, chemistry, riffing become the silken ribbon that eventually ties the package together before it is presented to you to engage with.

My Dinner With Werner | Short Film of the Month

An underground syndicate, Red, its renegade rival clan, Black, and the government’s Special Forces to deal with them, constitute the world of ‘Figures’. As the warring factions wage an unending battle, a Special Forces operative, Kurtis finds himself in the heart of turbulent action. 

The film does a notable job of choreographing the action sequences. The swift pace and viper-like movements keep the viewer engaged and involved. At the same time, at the plot level, some key developments are swirling, ensuring that the protagonist's fate lies in the balance right till the very end. 

There is never a drop in the energy, crucial for a film as driven by action as ‘Figures’. Betrayal and questionable loyalties continue to thicken the plot alongside it, and when the most critical revelation finally arrives, it will leave the protagonist’s world, which has been constructed with the utmost care so far, completely destroyed.

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