By day, Griff is a customs liaison officer in an office where he is bullied and laughed at by his co-workers. By night, he's a superhero fighting crime and keeping the city safe. Actually, Griff (Ryan Kwanten) is a meek, painfully shy, young man who has been fantasizing about being a superhero for a long time. His brother, Tim (Patrick Bramall), feeling very much his brother's keeper, tries to reign in Griff's fantasy life and keep him anchored in reality, dull as it might be. But a young woman who Tim imagined was interested in him, Melody (Maeve Dermody), is much more attracted to Griff and his rich, imaginative life. She, herself, has been working at melting through doors, which should not be impossible considerihng the space within and between atoms. Griff and Melody really are made for each other; but are they good for each other? Melody helps and inspires Griff to resist normalcy and bring his superhero life to new technical and dramatic heights. Do we applaud his commitment to his aberrant mental condition or rail against it? The cuteness of the characters and their budding romance belie the deeper problem of loosing an already tenuous hold on reality to sink into unfathomable psychosis. At least they won't be alone; they'll have each other. But I get ahead of the story -- we see only the trials and obstacles to true love and these two heros' struggle to either live in the real world or be together in a more fulfilling one.
Griff, the Invisible
Director / Writer: Leon Ford
Cast: Ryan Kwanten, Maeve Dermody, Patrick Bramall, Marshall Napier, Heather Mitchell, Toby Schmitz
Time: 93 min.
Rating: PG-13
Opening August 19 at a Landmark Theatre in San Francisco
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