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Missing Pieces

Written by Jonathan Jacobs

Missing Pieces is a complexly constructed film. It is a new addition to the genre in which the main characters are desperate to bridge their memory gaps. Many of you will recall films such as Momento and Rendition in which the protagonists are operating on memory fumes. Comparably, in Missing Pieces, David Lindale (Marc Boone Junior) goes to extreme lengths to repair his life after he has ostensibly lost any semblance of his former self. A vicious accident has erased his former identity and his beloved Delia (Melora Walters) has abandoned the man he has become. She is blameless as David is emotionally scrambled and his inner being seems to have undergone a dramatic shift. This film is the story of how David attempts to repair the damage his accident has caused to his own relationship by attempting to foment love with two innocent kidnap victims.

When we gaze upon David Lindale for the first time he is clearly lost. He acts erratic and seems nonplussed about his wife's lack of affection. Delia is revolting over her husband's lack of recognition of his former personality. She is incredulous to live with a man devoid of rationality and basic cognitive skills. He refuses to accept her tantrums and protestations and continues to argue they should be together. He even cooks dinner for her, though it is really more like mom's mystery meat stew. Whether or not rehabilitation will help David regain what he lost is not explored so much as his current dysfunctional condition. Director Kenton Bartlett mimics David's scattered thoughts and torrent emotional state by showing morsels and pieces of the past, present and future storyline that David has set into motion.

David's surveillance has determined that his neighbor and a local waitress are lonely and unattached. He wants to prove to Delia that he can engineer a relationship between two people that will be full of love and mutual understanding. He is convinced that his actions (cooking, courting, and connivance) will earn her affections once more. This involves kidnapping two people by using chloroform to subdue them. Illegal, psychotic and deranged sure, but with the very best of intentions? One cannot blame David as beyond the inchoate application of chloroform he is nonviolent toward his victims. Surprising, his plan has a chance for success. David gives instructions for the two docile and warm-hearted youngsters. They are to open envelopes containing intimate questions at certain time intervals. The consequences of failure to do so could be dire. They are essentially stranded on a promontory, though with a nice view. David is convinced this harrowing experience will generate a spark between the two hopeful lovebirds and subsequently between himself and Delia.

Missing Pieces is a far cry from the ordinary Hollywood picture. It is terrifically crafted, well-directed, persuasively acted, and the music is depressingly lovely. Caution though folks, this independent film takes time to develop. The director teases potential outcomes through flashes of memory from David's mind and this necessitates viewers pay punctilious attention to every detail. To truly enjoy this film you must be focused and prepared to embrace the stream of consciousness style of directing. Overall, Missing Pieces is unique enough to make a lasting impression, though whether it will receive mainstream praise remains to be seen.