Much of the enjoyment of this film is heavily determined by whether or not you find many of the visual gags to be funny or the atmosphere palpable since both seem to be the main attraction. Personally thought the atmosphere does a solid job at setting the mood while still keeping the tone relatively light, with harsh shadowy moments still having their cartoony eyes present for example. The beginning sets up plenty of material in how easily distracted but well meaning the character is, in a way that feels like all signs are blatantly guiding him in the correct direction. Everything serving as an obstacle plays well with the idea of him being diligent and leaves so many possibilities open for future gags. Personally thought that the pacing slowed towards the end, mainly due to many gags repeating themselves or feeling like a deescalation of previous moments. This could also be a common sign of cartoons of this style, but the ending felt incredibly abrupt and rather inconclusive. Like it provides a great idea for the reveal of the mystery, but only seems to serve as a punchline that lasts too long to have an impact on me personally, while cutting just short of delivering much for other humor potential. Even with the issues, this was still a rather charming and quirky short that delivers plenty of fun gags with a great foundation.
