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I was actually surprised by this little indie that no one has heard about or seen. It has a straight-forward premise of learning some life lessons and trying to educate those that are down on their luck. They picked two ideal candidates to play the roles of teacher and student, but both in the worst possible way.

Quaid plays a hitman who decides to take his assigned mark (played by Baruchel in only the way he can with those Joshisms and characteristics unique to his acting) on a journey of learning before he carries out the ugly deed. The majority of the film takes place in Quaid's vehicle driving to their end destination in the woods. So yes, there is roughly an hour of conversation in a moving vehicle, but by the end you feel it all served a purpose, some see it coming and others do not. In that sense, the film was actually made well enough to spur discussion, yet seem believable.

The only real fault I heard was Quaid's Aussie/NZ accent slipping in and out well over 100 times, but I guess that is authentic (in reading the variety of discussions out there). There are some comedic moments but I feel this film is far from being classified as a comedy. The disc supplements give some insight on the process and the quality of the overall DVD is well produced.

This is a very good drama. It is not a comedy or an action thriller. It is slow moving drama that keeps you riveted to the screen at all times. Both the actors fit their parts perfectly. It is the perfect movie for all those who have made mistakes in their lives. It has a moral that it teaches you and does a good job. The only people who won't enjoy this movie are those that admire the talents of Kim Kardashian.

its not a thriller or a comedy by any means. its a slow movie, all drama and dialog. fairly predictable at the very end too, but it gets the point across really well, and that is our lives are what we make of it nothing more nothing less. its one of those movies that once youre done youll just be happy that you have a sidewalk to shovel instead of complaining that its cold outside.

There was only one other review so I thought I'd throw in my two cents worth. It has decent dialogue and acting, it's thought provoking and the main character is a cat lover. It has the sparseness of a play since there are only 3 characters not counting the cats. It wasn't a waste of my time.