A Thousand Faces (2025) Review | A One Night Stand Can Be Life Changing In More Ways Than One
“A Thousand Faces” feels like a play where two people needed to take a long hard look at themselves, through the reflection of another.
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“A Thousand Faces” Film Details
| Runtime | 1 Hour(s) and 26 Minutes |
| Release Date | 2024 |
| How To Watch (Here) | Tubi |
| Advisory (MPAA) Film Rating | Rated TV-MA |
| Genre(s) | Romance |
| Director(s) | Elton Loud |
| Writer(s) | Elton Loud |
| Based On Work By | N/A |
| Distributor | SuperLoud Studio |
Summary
Lucas and Asha were initially supposed to hook up at Asha’s house and be on their way. However, something goes awry with Lucas, and a felon on the loose forces the two to spend the night together, but not in the original sexual context. This leads to what began as hesitant conversations, which reveal what led to them desiring someone new and their current home situations. It seems both want to escape, but they have to do so carefully because of the potential consequences.
Cast and Character(s)
Asha (Iman N. Milner)
An artist with a legal background, Asha adorns her walls with various portraits and can be a bit cutthroat, as Lucas experiences. However, like a lot of women who can have a chip on their shoulder, she isn’t afraid of showing her soft side as long as you aren’t on some BS.
Lucas (Julian Elijah Martinez)
Lucas is a writer working at a dispensary. Like Asha, he is stuck in a relationship that he doesn’t necessarily want, but with his current financial status, he is slightly stuck until he can transition to a stable type of independence.
Other Noteworthy Information
- There is a post-credit scene that completes the story.
Review
Highlight(s)
The Vibe Of It Being A Play [84/100]
While other characters may pop in or out, “A Thousand Faces” operates like a play. I would say it best compares to “The Coast Starlight,” with a smaller cast, as you see people who initially are hesitant to share more than just space, have overdue conversations that need to escape their head and be challenged so that they can get executed.
Plus, with being forced to only talk to one another, there is a intimacy there that only furthers the feelings of a play as it feels like there is no start and stop, getting back into character, but just being in it and having to wrestle with confronted thoughts and feelings in real time – even when this stranger doesn’t seem like the ideal person to talk things out with.
Two Sides Of The Same Story [85/100]
Asha and Lucas are very similar, even with noting opposites like where they were raised, their religious beliefs, and even what they do for work. However, I believe one of the points of showcasing Asha’s art and Lucas’ writing is to act as a reminder that what people do isn’t always who they are, but what opportunities came about to, in some way, guarantee survival.
For Asha, it meant being with a man who likes her but may not love or respect her. It’s a potential case of there being time invested and families having met, so he goes through the motions even though there aren’t any emotions pressing him forward. Instead, it is family and societal expectations he has to live up to while pursuing what he feels is missing in his relationship with Asha.
Then, with Lucas, like Asha, he is with someone who seems serious about him but also seems to have ways about her that don’t make the feelings there appear to be reciprocal anymore. Now, the relationship is that weird sort of comfortable. You found a knook that, if you just stay in that spot, is good, but shift to the left or right, and then something is stabbing you.
It altogether makes for an interesting mirror for them to look at each other and, on the surface, see something different. However, as they focus, pinch, and prod, they realize how similar they are. Each question and sometimes judgment is essentially about themselves, even if their words are directed at someone else and watching them slowly realize this reveals a complexity to “A Thousand Faces” that may not have initially been expected.
Overall
Our Rating (84.5/100): Positive (Worth Seeing)
“A Thousand Faces” reminds you that many people need a heart-to-heart conversation without distractions. Also, as much as growth is an individual’s responsibility, it cannot be a solo journey. You need to see yourself reflected in others to move on to the next step, the next chapter, and effectively move on. For in the hustle and bustle of life, you can know what you need to do but have memory lapses as to why you ever felt the need to do it.
But, with being seen, heard, and felt to a point, you can see through Asha and Lucas that they got what they needed from an unlikely person. That maybe they may not have been meant to be a lesson for each other but a reward for finally doing what they long knew had to be done.
Movie Contains
| Dialog | Cursing (Occasional) |
| Violence | Nothing Notable |
| Sexual Content | Sexual Situations (Implied) |
| Miscellaneous | Smoking |
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