Dotbankey A lot of fun.

Comwayon A Disappointing Continuation

KnotStronger This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

Tayloriona Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

Fictional Reality It's my second bad rating today.I really hate doing this, but I hate even more seeing things like "rating 8/10 by 45 votes" for one really lousy movie. I wonder who gave this votes, may be the movie crew itself?On the Subject:1) It's a low budget movie.2) Unknown (at least for me) actors with bad performance.3) No special FX, low cost cameras.4) Long scenes from the same point of view (like the number of cameras was very limited)Sorry, but I prefer a well done stupid movie (Hollywood style) than a movie with good potential and very bad realization which is the case here. There is no excuse to make a movie without regards to any current technical standards only because it's not a Hollywood production. There are many good movies without using "state of the art" equipment, but this one is away from them. It looks like an unprofessional work to me.I hope my comment prevents people from being misled like me by the high score here.I really regret watching this movie. Pure waste of time.

filmn2300 Wow! I was so amazed by the poodle from Canada's comments that I decided that I had to comment. I am not usually the type to comment but I felt I had to as I don't think that this person was at the same film . I was blown away by Richard de Klerk's performance. He carried the movie and I am glad to see that I wasn't the only one that thought so, as he got a round of applause for his incredible performance at the fest. I definitely agree that the other performers were good as well. As a person in the industry I went into the theatre fully expecting a stellar directing job from the director of the film as many of the independent films at the fest showed, but I was sadly disappointed. As the end credits began to roll I started to analyze the work and found that really the actors are what made the movie. Had it not been for the talent of Richard de Klerk, Jovanna Huguet, Richard Johnson and Heather Feeney (and yes Colin Lawrence was great too, very sexy!) the film would not have been worth seeing as the directing was clearly not up to snuff and it was up to the actors to make up for it. There were shots that really weren't planned out right and scenes that could have been far better had they been directed differently. I say I hope Richard de Klerk continues to choose roles like this cause not only can he handle it he makes it look stellar!

anna12468 I really liked this movie. It was a good story which, in my view, is the most important ingredient in a film. Couple that with the fact that the acting was excellent from the charismatic lead playing Robert to the drugged out sister, Janice, and her self-serving "boy friend" Drew. Marcus was great as were the actors playing both the parents. The psychiatrist seemed to lack people skills but played her awkwardness in dealing with Robert quite well. Dr. Calderecci was probably not used to dealing with someone who made their living wholesaling illegal substances given the office furnishings and upscale building where she practiced. I thought using her as the person Robert was revealing his life to, cutting back and forth to the scenes as he told the story, was quite effective.This movie does not stress the criminal aspects of the drug scene. It deals more with the fact that everyone has a human side, showing even those involved in the drug business can have families not all of which are poor or dysfunctional or abusive. It shows kids getting involved in drugs can happen in middle class neighborhoods and that young people do drugs for all kinds of reasons, peer pressure and disappointment in life rating pretty high.The writer/director has taken a story that could play out anywhere in North America in an ordinary middle class neighborhood and handled it in an entertaining, informative and moving way. I tried to force back tears at one point as did my friend. I also remember you could hear a pin drop in the theatre at the Whistler Film Festival where I saw it.It must be difficult to write, cast and then direct your own film. However it seems Rick Alyea knew what he wanted and came out with a great movie. He appears to have a way of picking out the real issues in life, those that can rock you to your core.I think anyone with teens could get something out of seeing this film. It's as much a film for parents as it is for young people.

cpfelon Part of the game was an alright production. It did have a degree of marginality about it though. The technical side of things had issues but are tolerable for the most part. It was in the story side of things where the film ran into problems.The lead character of Robert (played by Richard DeKlerk) did not adequately establish his drug dealer edge side of his persona. Though DeKlerk did a reasonably good job in his performance, it just felt like the character lacked that swagger about him that really made us feel like he had that bad (criminal, tough, etc.) mentality in him. Though the focus of the film was not on that aspect of his character it was none the less lacking and seemed to take away from the believability of the character.The attempt to use the "grity" hand-held camera feel for the film was also not used quite to its best affect. Though tolerable for most of the film, some aspects (such as the first shot establishing the building) should perhaps have relied upon a more steady look. Overall though I guess it did create a certain stylized effect which was reasonably effective. The film simply needed to pull away from it at times though as to not disrupt the desired emotional tone.The doctor character did not seem all to well written in dialog or actions. It felt like doctor wanted to be the doctor from the Soprano's with an edge, I'm not quite sure. Whatever it was, it did not come off as a very believable character in this viewer's eyes. The silhouetted sequence was shot rather well though.Finally, the dialog in general could have used an objective critique before filming began. Line's such as "...we need trees on this team and you're just a bush," "...facts are concurrent with..." (Robert went from street thug to English Literature professor in a heartbeat), and "...the plot thickens..." (yes that was an actual line) were just to cliché or not suiting of character. What appeared on the screen seemed like a script that could have used a little more time in the ringer.Anyway, it is good to see homegrown talent getting recognition. Hopefully lessons will have been learned and future undertakings will show levels of maturation. Film is probably worth a look, if nothing else, if you're Canadian, at least check it out to support your own.