Wow, don't let anyone fool you into thinking this is comedy, my guts were in a knot with tension all the way through, it is brilliant satire of the complex world of petty crime on a par with those British shows Snatch and Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, even better. Yes it did make you laugh, but only in a bleak sort of way, like gallows humour. Wow, it was brilliant, and the cast of young actors all fit their roles like they had been written for them; the main character Trevor in particular is totally convincing as the cool protagonist, he strolls through this sinister convoluted plot with all the professional aplomb of a modern day Daniel Craig.
It all starts innocently enough; he leaves the foursome dinner party hosted by his wife to get some wine and immediately becomes embroiled in a wonderfully bizarre drug-dealing pursuit that criss-crosses the city, falling in and out of scenarios that become alternatively sinister and hilarious, right up to the unexpected denouement, a climax of random outcome that is so typical of real life, and so reminiscent of great cinema verite.
OK, OK, by total coincidence I happen to have lived most of my adult life here in Vancouver where the film was shot, but I had nothing, nothing at all to do with this movie, honest. I did however find it overwhelming to enjoy a romp through my beloved hometown without having it pretend that it was someplace else (which it mostly does) and it allowed me to truly feel the familiar funkiness of Vancouver, the wonderful old houses and the casual interaction of the wonderfully whacky people that I know and love so well.
This having been said, druggies and psychos are not actually that common in this fair city, though they abounded in the movie (I did say spoilers, right?) and the two other Notable Mentions to watch for were the lascivious houseguest Dwayne obsessed with group sex, and the spooky gangster moll Karen who wanted to be intimately involved with the murder victims, both turned in astoundingly convincing performances. All three are BC born, somebody sure started something with this Hollywood North, hey?
It all starts innocently enough; he leaves the foursome dinner party hosted by his wife to get some wine and immediately becomes embroiled in a wonderfully bizarre drug-dealing pursuit that criss-crosses the city, falling in and out of scenarios that become alternatively sinister and hilarious, right up to the unexpected denouement, a climax of random outcome that is so typical of real life, and so reminiscent of great cinema verite.
OK, OK, by total coincidence I happen to have lived most of my adult life here in Vancouver where the film was shot, but I had nothing, nothing at all to do with this movie, honest. I did however find it overwhelming to enjoy a romp through my beloved hometown without having it pretend that it was someplace else (which it mostly does) and it allowed me to truly feel the familiar funkiness of Vancouver, the wonderful old houses and the casual interaction of the wonderfully whacky people that I know and love so well.
This having been said, druggies and psychos are not actually that common in this fair city, though they abounded in the movie (I did say spoilers, right?) and the two other Notable Mentions to watch for were the lascivious houseguest Dwayne obsessed with group sex, and the spooky gangster moll Karen who wanted to be intimately involved with the murder victims, both turned in astoundingly convincing performances. All three are BC born, somebody sure started something with this Hollywood North, hey?