Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat is good company in Shoresy, giving its loud lead someone worth watching between punchlines. His reserved supporting work earns our interest, though we would like to see a part that asks more of him.
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In Shoresy (2022), Harlan Blayne Kytwayhat does not have to match Jared Keeso insult for insult to hold our attention. His Sanguinet is reserved, which is useful in a comedy so fond of hearing its lead talk. We rate the performance because it helps make the exchanges worth watching even when Keeso is not delivering the punchline. Alongside Tasya Teles as Nat, he gives the programme people to care about between bouts of verbal abuse.
His screen work began with a guest role in Tribal (2021), before Prey (2022) and Shoresy brought two different sorts of opportunity. As Itsee, a Comanche hunter in Prey, he had a part with physical demands, preparing with a month of combat and archery training. The continuing television role offered time for a character to develop. Warrior Strong (2023) and Die Alone (2024) extended the film credits, but Shoresy remains the work that most interests us. That is where we can see what his presence does for an ensemble.
Keeso and director Jacob Tierney encouraged his shyness and reserve during the auditions for Shoresy, and that seems a sound decision. Giving everyone the same comic manner would have made an already talkative programme exhausting. Kytwayhat also drew on his own experience coaching a high-school volleyball team, useful preparation for playing someone with responsibilities beyond supplying the next joke. We warmed to Sanguinet because his quieter presence let us enjoy the team without continually waiting for Keeso to speak. The programme still depends on its lead, but Kytwayhat helps make that dependence less wearing.
The risk is that reserved and reliable become all he is asked to play. A larger part ought to give him something to do with that quietness beyond steadying a louder lead. We would welcome a role that puts him under more pressure. Start with Shoresy if the hockey comedy appeals, provided repeated insults are an acceptable price for good company.
