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| Karen (Rachel Style) in My Best Day. |
By Miranda Inganni
It is the
Fourth of July and sparks will fly around a small town after a phone call in
writer-director Erin Greenwell’s wonderfully crafted film, My Best Day.
Karen
(Rachel Style) is bored and annoyed. While others enjoy the holiday independently
from work, Karen is stuck answering phones for a repair shop. Assuming the
normal tedium, Karen’s day changes after she receives a call from a man with
the same name as the father of hers she has never knew.
Eager to
find out if the man is her father, Karen takes a trip to the next town over with
the help of her friend, Meagan (Ashlie Atkinson). Meagan is going through a bit
of a bout of relationship woes and recently has purchased a motorcycle -- perchance
for a ride to freedom with an attractive, new love interest. With Meagan posing
as the fridge repair person, the two young women get involved with Karen’s
newly reunited family.
Subtle, nuanced hilarity ensues.
Karen
reconnects with her half-sister, Stacy (Jo Armeniox), whose life has been
overwhelmed by a gambling problem, while meeting her younger half-brother, Ray
(Robert Salerno), who spends his day fighting with neighborhood bullies while
trying to win over his first love. Then there are the nutty cops, a guy in
search of meatless meat and host of smaller, small town folk.
Greenwell’s
writing is superb and the cast of characters is extremely well acted, if not just
exceptionally well cast. Characters are comical yet recognizable, making My Best Day one of the better films of
the Outfest film festival.
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