The Critic (by Andrew West)
'Can any cinematic good come from this film? No, of course not. It is a mindless insult to even the airheads it aims to entice, and another catalyst in the cretinization of our culture. As if we don't have enough problems already. The Internet age has reduced us to gibbering morons always seeking the next fix of sentiment, and I for one have had enough of it. If I see another explosion I may well forswear cinema altogether.'
He sat back, satisfied, and emailed the copy to his sub-editor. Two days later, and 1200 miles away, something within a young fan died.
[The short short story comp is announced and explained
here.]
