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5.0 out of 5 stars
INFO..., September 6, 2007
This review is from: HEATER (DVD)
This examination of the lower classes takes its two characters on a road movie the only way the impoverished can travel--on foot. This amusing societal study watches Ben (Gary Farmer - The Score, Powwow Highway, Ghost Dog) and The Man (Stephen Ouimette - X-Men, The Adjuster), two homeless men with only one possession between them, an electric space heater. Despite cold December weather, the partners are unable to use this modern invention to warm up since they have no outlet to plug the device into. What follows is a poignant and often hilarious chronicle of the two men's journey from the inner city to a suburban shopping mall, battling bitter cold, callous fellow humanity and their difficulty in clinging on to one another.... Full Cast List... Stephen Ouimette as The Man, Tina Keeper as Nurse, Joyce Krenz as Landlady, Gary Farmer as Ben, Sharon Bajer as Long Haired Woman, Jan Skene as Customer Service Rep, Wayne Nicklas as Large Officer, Martine Friesen as Social Worker, Arne MacPherson as Guy, Lee J. Campbell as Construction Worker, Seun Olagunju as Hip Kid Sales Rep, Clarissa Richards as Server 2, Mauralea Austin as Welfare Worker, Blake Taylor as Landlord, Jonathan Barrett as Boyfriend, Laurette Rouillard as Cook, Shane Davidson as Counter Server, Rick Skene as Security Guard, Terri Cherniak as Woman Manager, Garfield Williams as Young Officer.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
So realistic, October 20, 2008
This review is from: HEATER (DVD)
I lived in Winnipeg for 5 years and I love to pull this movie out and remember familiar spots in the city. It also makes me glad I don't live in that cold climate anymore. It's a great flick, especially for anyone that has spent time in Winnipeg.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Very interesting film but not a masterpeice, February 13, 2007
This review is from: HEATER (DVD)
Heater is indeed a very interesting Canadian film, but it isn't all that great.
Overall, the film isn't all that much and seemed to take two years to film (you can tell at one point, because we see Sat Dec 13). Also not to mention that the film is very provactive (containing like 40 F-words). What the film is about, are these two poor guys (one a homeless guy (Ouimette), another on the verge of becoming homeless (Gary Farmer)). Ouimette finds a heater one day and tries selling it out on the streets. When trying to sell it at the shelter he's kicked out with his new partner (Farmer) for like a day.
When Farmer finally suggests they return it (after discovering a receipt was tucked in the inner package), a barage of clumbsy acts occur. And then in the end the story ends rather sadly.
If you like documentry films, this movie is for you. If you like mystery films, you might want to pass or at least rent it first.
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