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Movie: Foolproof (David Hewlett role)
Sep. 6th, 2004 01:23 pmCanCon Rules!
Foolproof is a Canadian production mostly notable for having the largest marketing budget, like ever. Not that it was much help at the box office. I guess we Canucks are used to seeing our Canadian movies on tv, not on the big screen. This movie came about because of our Canadian content laws. Our movie theatres have to show a certain number of Canadian movies. There wasn't anything forthcoming at the time, so Alliance Atlantis and Odeon Films (both are apparently part of larger companies that own Canadian movie chains) came up with something to fill in the gap. (This info comes from my movie theatre manager boyfriend). This isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's what helps movies like Men With Brooms get made, and anything that puts more Paul Gross in the world is not a Bad Thing.
The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, David Suchet and a bunch of people you've probably never heard of. David Hewlett is also in it, but only for about three minutes and he has very little dialogue. Hewlett plays (brace yourself) a nerd. Shocking, I know. He is given very little opportunity to be entertaining, although his hairstyle is worth a giggle or two.
This is a heist flick, full of twists and turns and ... well, to be honest I thought it was kind of boring. It was fun to see Toronto be Toronto instead of masquerading as a nameless American city. But, the Canadian-ness of this flick made it hard for me to suspend my disbelief and buy into the kick-ass-martial-arts-expert-gun-toting female character (named "Sam", of course). And how can you have freakin' Krispy Kreme Doughnuts as a product placement????? Where is the Tim's? I mean, really.
Ryan Reynolds was his usual fun self. I always enjoy his performances, but he unfortunately didn't have anyone to play off of in this movie, so he felt a little flat. David Suchet was believably menacing. The only other actor that left an impression on me was the aforementioned Sam, and she was annoying as hell. Although, I have since discovered that she played one of the "Prostitutes for Jesus" on Puppets Who Kill (CanCon at its finest), so I'll give her another chance.
This movie tried really hard but just didn't quite make it. The pacing was too slow, the plot twists were obvious and they said "it's foolproof" waaaaaay too many times (yes, I get it, that's the title. Shut up now). I don't know if Foolproof will make it beyond our borders, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Foolproof is a Canadian production mostly notable for having the largest marketing budget, like ever. Not that it was much help at the box office. I guess we Canucks are used to seeing our Canadian movies on tv, not on the big screen. This movie came about because of our Canadian content laws. Our movie theatres have to show a certain number of Canadian movies. There wasn't anything forthcoming at the time, so Alliance Atlantis and Odeon Films (both are apparently part of larger companies that own Canadian movie chains) came up with something to fill in the gap. (This info comes from my movie theatre manager boyfriend). This isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's what helps movies like Men With Brooms get made, and anything that puts more Paul Gross in the world is not a Bad Thing.
The movie stars Ryan Reynolds, David Suchet and a bunch of people you've probably never heard of. David Hewlett is also in it, but only for about three minutes and he has very little dialogue. Hewlett plays (brace yourself) a nerd. Shocking, I know. He is given very little opportunity to be entertaining, although his hairstyle is worth a giggle or two.
This is a heist flick, full of twists and turns and ... well, to be honest I thought it was kind of boring. It was fun to see Toronto be Toronto instead of masquerading as a nameless American city. But, the Canadian-ness of this flick made it hard for me to suspend my disbelief and buy into the kick-ass-martial-arts-expert-gun-toting female character (named "Sam", of course). And how can you have freakin' Krispy Kreme Doughnuts as a product placement????? Where is the Tim's? I mean, really.
Ryan Reynolds was his usual fun self. I always enjoy his performances, but he unfortunately didn't have anyone to play off of in this movie, so he felt a little flat. David Suchet was believably menacing. The only other actor that left an impression on me was the aforementioned Sam, and she was annoying as hell. Although, I have since discovered that she played one of the "Prostitutes for Jesus" on Puppets Who Kill (CanCon at its finest), so I'll give her another chance.
This movie tried really hard but just didn't quite make it. The pacing was too slow, the plot twists were obvious and they said "it's foolproof" waaaaaay too many times (yes, I get it, that's the title. Shut up now). I don't know if Foolproof will make it beyond our borders, but that's not necessarily a bad thing.