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Jonah Abbott There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

Hattie I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Raymond Sierra The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

pyrocitor It's easy to imagine even Alan Rickman's sullen potions master Severus Snape leering his approval for Dust. After all, it's not your average feature or short film that would anchor its climax around the alternative medicinal properties of powdered human body parts. Bleak and grotesque as that may sound, Dust is a surprisingly entertaining, eerie little urban fairy tale. Co-writer/directors Ben Ockrent and Jake Russell have concocted a simple, unshowy, but strikingly shot and tightly executed mini-thriller, content to lean on their peerless lead to summon the requisite sinister atmosphere.Rickman, always excellent, is what makes the film worthwhile, demonstrating his prowess in subtle touches, which colour his work as more than rote sinister posturing. Notice how he trawls his hands across all available surfaces as he slinks between them like Nosferatu, or the little enigmatic quavers in his face, sometimes alarming, sometimes grimly funny, which only become entirely clear on retrospect. As he stalks through the film, forebodingly, it's worth the wait, with a punchline climax (Rickman's supposed stalker is, naturally, a Tooth-snorting Fairy) so wonderfully weird that it leaves you wishing Ockrent and Russell could have worked in such inventive goofiness throughout to fully play the premise to its hilt.Still – for an investment of seven minutes, Dust is creepy, clever, and, with that money shot of Rickman contorting in sensual agony as he flaps/lurches through the night like a bloated, drunken moth, delivers cinematic satisfaction you never knew you were lacking before you laid eyes on its fantastic wackiness. Give Dust a whirl, and try not to picture him pulling out his grinder the next time your child loses a tooth. Do not… disappoint me.-8/10

Horst in Translation ([email protected]) "Dust" is a British 7-minute short film written and directed by Ben Ockrent and Jack Russell. It is English, but there is hardly no dialogue in there, so you can also watch it you are from a non-English speaking country and you will understand what's going on. At least I hope so as the action is not really clear when a supernatural element is added in the second half of the t'film. I guess I prefer the first half, in which you could always wonder if Alan Rickman ("Harry Potter") plays a good guy, a bad guy or something in-between. I must say, it is still not really clear to me after watching this. (My initial guess was he is some kind of guardian angel to the girl.) So he is basically some dark tooth fairy who loves snorting kids' teeth as if they were cocaine? Very weird. But not a bad film. Fairly atmospheric watch and overall I recommend it.

robjmayhew Wow. I normally find short films a bit self indulgent but this is so beautifully shot and really works as a beautiful piece of story telling. Alan never fails to impress and the soundtrack is more then enough for the lack of dialect. I found it haunting so beautifully shot. Want to see more from the team behind it. Its refreshing to see a story about tooth fairies told in such a cool way. Can not recommend it enough. I have since looked into how they did it and it was a kickstarter project. we should have more of these. It is great that Alan and Jodie could see that it is beautifully written and gave their time to do it. I want to see more from the guys behind it.

Jgirl2688 This short begins with a situation that appears typical to thriller films. Rickman's character is sketchy and stalking a mother and her young girl. The tension mounts and I was on the edge of my seat wondering what he was going to do. What happens will definitely surprise you. There was a great twist to this thrilling story. I really enjoyed it. If you are a fan of Rickman like I am, then you will be needing to see this. I was lucky enough to catch this at my city's film festival tonight. They really know how to pick them at the festivals. So, give 'em a chance! I don't know when IMDb is going to open this up to ratings, but I hope it's soon because I want to rate it!