Tuesday Night Fever Review

directed by:
Sarah Zimmer, Chris Neri, Christine Heiner, Joe Fishel
written by:
Sarah Zimmer, Chris Neri, Christine Heiner, Joe Fishel
genre:
Comedy

Sometimes life just sucks. You work the day away and by the time you're done, most times you are just so tired that you want to sit in front of your television, relax and sleep. Maybe throw some food in for good measure. Unless you're young, and can still pull off your nine to five, after partying it up the night before, the good life is also considered the boring one. Adulting is anything but groovy - unless you happen to be the office worker of "Tuesday Night Fever."
So, on a boring Tuesday, our hero who's only credited as an office worker, decides to have some fun. He sneaks out of the office, dawns a funky white suit and goes out dancing. Within those couple minutes of onscreen shenanigans, he gets thrown out of a bar, strikes out with a random woman, and dances all over the place. All of this takes place while listening to a groovy tune playing in the background, and even some nice whip sound effects and the like. This office worker does more on one adventure than I do in a year. Or does he? Since this short film is only a few minutes long and is free to watch, there's no reason you can't find out what happens yourself.

"Tuesday Night Fever" is one of those movies that doesn't take itself all that seriously. It's about having fun, and making sure the audience knows that. It's graded like an old disco-era movie and contains no dialog. It's all about letting loose and dancing the day away. There won't be any awards for cinematography, writing, or the editing of this film. No hidden meaning of life or social view that needs telling. It's about a guy who sneaks out to dance. Period. But that's all right, because it doesn't claim to be anything else. And because it's so short, it's more likely to put you in a better mood than complain about anything it's lacking. I see no problems with that at all. As a matter of fact, that's the heart of indie, low budget film. To have some fun and do what you want.
At the end of the day? This was an uplifting film. Maybe not all that great to think about and deconstruct, and maybe not much of a movie or looker, but fun all the same. I wish it would have been graded a little more clearly, so I could better see the dance moves, but still worth a few minutes of your time. Especially if you're feeling a little low. Two out of five stars.