Krasner, Norman: Beloved Husband of Irma (1974)

I still don't understand the purpose of these things, 12 November 2017

In the third Norman short I've watched, Norman faces adversity in a public restroom. If it can go wrong, it does for Norman. From lacking the change needed for the pay toilet to no toilet paper to getting locked in the stall, Norman is the definition of Murphy's Law.

I usually rate shorts with a two pronged rating system - was the short entertaining and was the short successful. Entertaining - I suppose if you enjoy watching a man's life turn into a car wreck, then yes, it's fairly entertaining. My favorite bit had to be when Norman reaches under the stall wall in a failed attempt to find toilet paper. The result is cringey to the max. I'd give it 3/5 for entertainment. Successful - I really don't know. I've seen three Norman shorts and I still don't know their purpose. They're presented as educational shorts, but what are they trying to teach? If the purpose of Krasner, Norman: Beloved Husband of Irma is to enlightened the viewer on the possible mishaps that can occur in a public restroom, then I suppose it works. So, not being 100% sure of what I was supposed to get out of the film, I'll give it 1/5. Adding everything up, I'm left with a rating of 4/10 - which seems about right to me.

4/10