Scanialara You won't be disappointed!

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Console best movie i've ever seen.

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

Dragana Mitrovic I was recommended this film by a friend. While watching this film I started contemplating my friend's taste, sanity and finally our very friendship. I later realize that I had been trolled.I saw that it had a good rating and good reviews. 11% seem to think this is a 10 star film. Another 11 think it's 9/10, while 23% think it's 8/10.I am not one of those people to say "I wish I could give it minus 10" or to give any work of art zero. I won't give this film 1/10, but 2 is what it really deserves.This film is not a work of art. It's what people call Canuxpolitation. It is an exploitation film on one side and a by-the-numbers checklist-inspired money-grab. People see big budget films with unnecessary violence, nudity, sexuality, action and cameos and see a cash-grab for what it really is.This is exactly that but on a smaller scale. Instead of big names we get cameos. Instead of unnecessary nudity we get unnecessary Canadiana. Instead of a glimpse of a breast, we get a glimpse of the Stanley Cup. Checklist hockey, nature, indie emo music, thinly veiled product placement (the whole adventure was inspired by a Burger King subsidiary called Tim Hourtons).It's insincere, intellectually dishonest, chest-thumping patriotism done by an emo with soft filters, capitalism and commercialism branded as pure love of one's homeland.Let me say this again, it's a movie where a man with cancer is inspired by a Burger King subsidiary to leave his job, partner and family to go on a ridiculous adventure.It's shameless product placement, one step away from Mac and Me.I was surprised this McGowan guy did not shoehorn in references to the invention of insulin or basketball, but I'm guessing he's more of the person to mention Blackberry, IMAX, Molson, VIA Rail or A&W.Product placement film and Tourism Canada advertisement for the age of ad- block.

infinitespace9 A guy I was interested in at the time loved this movie and wanted me to see it, so I gave it a chance. I tried to like it but I could not get past the immaturity of outlook on life and the fact that it tried hard to be inspiring. The characters were impossible to relate to. The person I ended up feeling more sorry for was the guy's fiancé who was led to believe one thing about the relationship only to be dropped on her ass for the most trite reasons. I felt like she was the one we knew most about and next to nothing interesting about this guy. It tries too hard to be clever that all of the characters personalities are put on the back burner and never elaborated on. The only thing I can say I enjoyed was getting to see Canada. As a non-Canadian all the references went over my head, but I don't fault the movie for that. Beautiful landscapes are about the only the this movie has going for it. The music was forgettable as it all ended up sounding the same. The movie was too full of itself to be inspiring. It squashed the actual inspiration with trying too hard to be inspirational.

David ### Couple of spoilers here so watch out if you're going to see it ### This film follows a young man's journey across his homeland of Canada after he receives some bad news. He decides to escape for one week of freedom before facing the music, much to the consternation of his fiancée and family.Over the course of the journey he meets some people, sees some sights, and reflects on his life, and his relationships with his fiancée/family. The whole thing is intermittently narrated by an unrelated third person, who talks you through flashbacks of the main protagonist's life, and provides other helpful trivia about him & the places he's visiting. Now I read that some people were annoyed by the narration. Got to say it didn't annoy me at all - felt it added a lot to it actually - some very interesting facts, and some fun stuff. Without all that I think it would have been a bit dry actually. In fact I'd go as far to say it's a clever mechanism for connecting you more with the main character.As you might expect, you get some nice shots of the Canadian countryside, though I felt that could've been exploited to better effect with the right shots.Everyone's different but I personally found it really hard to imagine an engaged guy in his predicament trying to hop in the sack with every woman he sees. Didn't sit right with me, unless the guy's a total slimeball which this character doesn't seem to be in every other respect. Just goes to reinforce the annoying Hollywood myth that any guy will try to do that with any girl he meets, regardless of whether he's married, in a relationship etc. Hey maybe there's some guys like that but I really don't think most are. Anyway I'm not so I don't care for the stereotype and it killed the movie a little for me.All in all, it's a relaxed, no brainer, kinda feel-good film ... yet tinged with an upsetting issue throughout. That said, it handles said upsetting issue in about as non-depressing fashion as possible. Not overly sentimental either. It doesn't try to be anything clever, just tells the story, which is a bold and welcome move these days. The main actors are pretty good, the cinematography's decent enough, and there's some cool music along the way. Oh and I thought the ending was a nice touch.How to classify this film? - sort of like Straight Story meets Dying Young(which I literally just found out starred the narrator of this film - knew I recognised that voice from somewhere!).

tmbdes-265-614555 What would you do if you knew you only had a week to live? Based on the tag-lines alone I was worried about viewing this movie. I was quite pleasantly surprised. One Week is a beautiful simple film about discovering what's really important in life. Ben Tyler, portrayed with depth & grace by Joshua Jackson, has been diagnosed with stage 4 cancer. His reaction to this life altering news is not to jump immediately into treatment, instead he chooses to purchase a (beautiful) vintage motorcycle & head out across Canada. He takes a trek of self discovery from Toronto in the East all the way West to Tofino on Vancouver Island. This unexpectedly uplifting film is both a study on the human condition & a love letter to Canada itself. The breathtaking scenery is a character all its own & the soundtrack of wonderful Canadian talent flows elegantly throughout. The ending is just ambiguous enough for you to draw your own conclusions. It left me feeling hopeful and strangely renewed. It has become one of my favorite movies. Just lovely.