Having viewed this at the Vancouver International Film Fest, I thoroughly enjoyed this one. As these characters have made a bet not to leave the building complex to go outdoors, naturally, these people start to go a little nuts. Bad for the characters, but good for the audience.
The cast of characters is stellar, giving each character its quirky feel. Tom (Level 9's Fabrizio Filippo) is the protagonist, who keeps seeing a comic book superhero. Sandra (Marya Delver) is starting to suffocate under the stale mall air and takes to tearing out smelly magazine inserts to remain healthy. Brad (Last Night director Don McKellar) is absolutely hilarious as Tom's cubicle mate, who starts stapling demotivational messages to his chest.
The film looks incredible, considering that it was originally shot on digital betacam and later transferred to 35mm (most film viewers won't notice the difference). Taking on an almost music-video like appearance (with seriously screwed up colours), you really get inside the character's heads and realize that staying indoors is seriously taking its toll.
Actually, there really is such a place in Calgary, where the film was shot. Theoretically, one could actually spend an entire year indoors and never have to leave. Theoretically, that is.
The cast of characters is stellar, giving each character its quirky feel. Tom (Level 9's Fabrizio Filippo) is the protagonist, who keeps seeing a comic book superhero. Sandra (Marya Delver) is starting to suffocate under the stale mall air and takes to tearing out smelly magazine inserts to remain healthy. Brad (Last Night director Don McKellar) is absolutely hilarious as Tom's cubicle mate, who starts stapling demotivational messages to his chest.
The film looks incredible, considering that it was originally shot on digital betacam and later transferred to 35mm (most film viewers won't notice the difference). Taking on an almost music-video like appearance (with seriously screwed up colours), you really get inside the character's heads and realize that staying indoors is seriously taking its toll.
Actually, there really is such a place in Calgary, where the film was shot. Theoretically, one could actually spend an entire year indoors and never have to leave. Theoretically, that is.