NEW YORK -- The Canadian comedy ''Because Why'' charts the adventures of the misbegotten Alex Michael Riley), who returns home to Montreal after five years to look up his girlfriend, only to find a pile of rubble where her house had been.
He finds her by accident, and discovers that she is married, has a child and is pregnant. This stirs familial feelings within him, and he takes up with Alya (Martine Rochon), the ex-girlfriend of his best friend. This doesn't work out, and he is again homeless. Finding work as a bicycle messenger, his travels around town lead him to an apartment building, where he moves in and becomes involved with his next-door neighbor Anne (Heather Mathieson), a single mother with two difficult children.
The building is filled with eccentric characters, and Alex soon finds that he has more family than he can handle. Things come to a head when the building suffers an extended blackout, and the residents decide to escape by going on a camping trip. There, things only get worse.
Director-screenwriter Arto Paragamian has made a quirky comedy that never really achieves much momentum, but its understated wit and warm humor are winning, and the hilarious and absolutely deadpan performance by Riley as Alex is just right. There are also some hysterically funny moments involving Alex's propensity to do himself physical damage, including one scene involving smoking on the toilet that hilariously illustrates the dangers of handling a lit cigarette.
''Because Why, '' currently playing the festival circuit, could achieve modest success given the proper handling and sufficient critical support.
BECAUSE WHY
Aska Film Prods., in association with Cinoque Films
Director-screenplay Arto Paragamian
Producers Yuri Yoshimura-Gagnon, Glaude Gagnon, Francois Pouliot
Cinematography Andre Turpin
Editor Christine Denault
Music Nana Vasconcelos
Cast:
Alex Michael Riley
Arto Doru Bandol
Alya Martine Rochon
Anne Heather Mathieson
Albert Victor Knight
Andre Hank Hum
Running time -- 104 minutes
No MPAA rating
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
He finds her by accident, and discovers that she is married, has a child and is pregnant. This stirs familial feelings within him, and he takes up with Alya (Martine Rochon), the ex-girlfriend of his best friend. This doesn't work out, and he is again homeless. Finding work as a bicycle messenger, his travels around town lead him to an apartment building, where he moves in and becomes involved with his next-door neighbor Anne (Heather Mathieson), a single mother with two difficult children.
The building is filled with eccentric characters, and Alex soon finds that he has more family than he can handle. Things come to a head when the building suffers an extended blackout, and the residents decide to escape by going on a camping trip. There, things only get worse.
Director-screenwriter Arto Paragamian has made a quirky comedy that never really achieves much momentum, but its understated wit and warm humor are winning, and the hilarious and absolutely deadpan performance by Riley as Alex is just right. There are also some hysterically funny moments involving Alex's propensity to do himself physical damage, including one scene involving smoking on the toilet that hilariously illustrates the dangers of handling a lit cigarette.
''Because Why, '' currently playing the festival circuit, could achieve modest success given the proper handling and sufficient critical support.
BECAUSE WHY
Aska Film Prods., in association with Cinoque Films
Director-screenplay Arto Paragamian
Producers Yuri Yoshimura-Gagnon, Glaude Gagnon, Francois Pouliot
Cinematography Andre Turpin
Editor Christine Denault
Music Nana Vasconcelos
Cast:
Alex Michael Riley
Arto Doru Bandol
Alya Martine Rochon
Anne Heather Mathieson
Albert Victor Knight
Andre Hank Hum
Running time -- 104 minutes
No MPAA rating
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
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