The Dentist

An impeccable crafted short western, generous in humor and with rich twist , great in details and good acting. A dentist, poor far by realism, a rude cowboy and smart victim becoming the justice man against his new patient. And the end as cool revelation. Short, just seductive.

I really enjoyed The Dentist, a Wild West short film with a runtime of only six minutes. But wow, those six minutes delivered a full story packed with humor and a major plot twist. The story only has two actors, but both played their roles well and gave solid performances.

This short film works as a standalone piece, but it could also serve as the opening scene of a full-length Western movie. In fact, I would love to watch a full movie based on the Dentist character, who shares similarities with the mysterious protagonists of iconic 1960s-1980s spaghetti Westerns, such as 'Harmonica' from Once Upon a Time in the West or 'The Preacher' from Pale Rider.

This is definitely one of the better short films out there, especially in the category of films under 10 minutes.