King Candy

It is evident from his brilliant YouTube videos that Ralph Sepe is a very talented and very funny person, and that really comes through on King Candy. The cinematography is beautiful, better than a lot of Hollywood movies with huge budgets; the score is exhilarating; and Ralph's screenplay and central performance are really complex and darkly funny. He also presents himself with a very unique and interesting directional style, which is extremely memorable. As far as complaints, the film can get a little convoluted and hard to follow in the third act; and it's obvious that most of the actors are just Ralph's friends which is noticeable as some of the performances are not as strong as others, namely Ralph's himself. But, considering this movie was made independently, for no money, by a high schooler - this is really impressive, and I can't wait for Lover. Jeremy Jahns is better though.

I still cannot believe that I put off watching this movie for a year and a half. This film, considering the budget of only 500 USD, was insanely amazing. The score was the best that I have ever heard in a film, and it definitely helped set the tone that Ralph was trying to portray. I have seen people saying that they didn't enjoy the humor, but some of the jokes I remember laughing at. The title of the film makes so much sense once you finish it, and goes with the twist extremely well.

I do have a few complaints, however, such as the fact that Ralph Sepe did an amazing job in the role of Glenn, but I feel as this made the actors who played Heather and Nick look especially awful. There was maybe three total scenes that I didn't like, and the costumes. Even though the audio was sub-par, it was still clearly dictated.

Considering these points, I would rate King Candy an 8/10

This actually wasn't bad, especially for a film created by a YouTuber which usually range from serviceable (Kickassia) to cringe-inducing pieces of garbage that should never have been made (Losing Lois Lane.) But this is the rare good YouTube film I've seen. It's not flawless and its biggest weaknesses are on the technical side and that's to be expected considering how this was made by a film student. The director goes a little too crazy with the color grading and there are quite a few instances where you just want to ask him to turn down the damn exposure, but the story and the lead character were both pretty intriguing all things considered and pretty much make up for it. I recently discovered RalphtheMovieMaker and you can tell he is really passionate about what he does and it shows in more ways than one. I can't wait to see what he does in the future. This film is not perfect by any means, but in terms of YouTube films, not perfect=absolutely incredible. I mean, it's gotta be better than watching the Fred trilogy, right?

7/10

This is Ralph's best work. I was engaged in the story the entir 50ish minutes of the film. King Candy is definitely one I'm rewatching in the future

Ralph Sepe is a very very talented director. This movie is very well done. The style in which this is shot is very cool. A complaint I have is that the movie's lighting never gets much darker or gloomier in sadder scenes. The acting is incredible and very powerful. I noticed that they used some same actors for different scenes which could have been hided a little bit better. There was no cringe-worthy scenes in this movie except for the part where Glen falls over in the chair. I enjoyed this movie and can't wait for Lover.