Five Foot Ten proves that you can make a good film around a strong single idea. It's incredibly short, but also incredibly effective. It kind of has no beginning and no ending, and is almost structured like a trailer in the way a title card appears halfway through the film. But still, it works.

We see a bloodied robber in a convenience store as a clerk yells at him to go away. The man has obviously been shot, and as he turns around he sees a length of measuring tape pasted to the wall. I don't know if it's common for convenience stores to have those, but I bet it's common enough because it probably sparked the idea for this film. A flashback shows the robber having his height measured as a kid, and the kid and the adult complete the same sentence before the robber falls over dead.

It's powerful to make an entire film about the last idea that goes through a character's head. In this case it's also incredibly poignant. The shot choices and dissolves make the film a speedy viewing experience that stays with you.