

Patrick who spends most the time in this film with a blank stare on his face then stops and replies with "it will all work out'' As the family sits down for dinner later that evening Mom is the only one who makes any effort at all to start conversation. Later inside the house Sarah tells Patrick that their lawyer called today and that Joey might get taken away tomorrow. Replying only with "Playing" When Patrick looks down he notices that the toys are set up in a sexual position and he asks Joey to go in the house. He approaches him asking what he is doing and the boy seems to be standoffish. One day while Patrick is tending to the yard work he notices that Joey is playing with some dolls. They and their young son Joey live in your typical american home in a quiet neighborhood. Sarah and Patrick are a middle aged couple who have been married for years. But if your into realism and viewing 3 different family members in need of therapy and a high dose of medication, this is what you wanna see. If your into monsters, zombies, vampires etc. But the actors did a fantastic job of playing their roles and really selling the emotions needed in the scenes. A few lines here and there is about all you get. Let me start out by saying their is not much Dialogue in this movie. Douglas Buck's short is as controversial as it is realistic and It leaves the audience feeling sorry or sick in that short amount of time. Cutting Moments(part 1 of the Family Portraits trilogy) brings us to see your depressed but very disturbed suburban family in only 25 mins.
