Film Review – Sunlight

Nina Conti is a gifted ventriloquist and comedian who achieved some notice for her collaboration with Monkey, a profane creation offering a voice for its performer as bits and pieces of psychological examination were worked out. Conti elects to expand on the ways of Monkey in “Sunlight,” turning the hand puppet into a full-sized creation, but one still capable of providing a broad understanding of dissociation in darkly comedic ways. Strangely credited as written by Conti and co-star Shenoah Allen, with a screenplay by Allen, “Sunlight” is a semi-improvised inspection of bruised people making an unexpected connection while embarking on a road trip, trying to understand their dire situations while one of the characters remains in a monkey suit for most of the run time. Conti doesn’t have a firm hold on pacing, but she’s open to explore the messiness of the personalities and their road to some form of healing, making a humorous endeavor that’s often surprising and marvelously acted. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com