It's a day in the small island town of Wilby. You're either an islander born in Wilby or a non-islander. Dan Jarvis (James Allodi) is looking to kill himself. Duck MacDonald (Callum Keith Rennie) is the local handyman. Flirty Sandra Anderson (Rebecca Jenkins) is a single mom to teen Emily (Ellen Page). Local cop Buddy French (Paul Gross) is having an affair with Sandra and has an unhappy marriage with his bossy realtor wife Carol (Sandra Oh). Brent Fisher (Maury Chaykin) is the mayor. Anti-gay feelings are being stirred up for a land deal.
It's a small Maritime indie movie. It's a lot of quirks but not a lot of big laughs. There are a few too many main characters because all of these characters take up space. I would prefer to concentrate on a couple and dig deeper. It'd be better to spend more time with fewer lead people. There are a couple of interesting scenes. All the actors do a good job and it's fascinating to see a young Ellen Page. Writer/director Daniel MacIvor doesn't have much cinematic style. It's a quirky little indie but not much more.
It's a small Maritime indie movie. It's a lot of quirks but not a lot of big laughs. There are a few too many main characters because all of these characters take up space. I would prefer to concentrate on a couple and dig deeper. It'd be better to spend more time with fewer lead people. There are a couple of interesting scenes. All the actors do a good job and it's fascinating to see a young Ellen Page. Writer/director Daniel MacIvor doesn't have much cinematic style. It's a quirky little indie but not much more.