Film Amateura

This film had me laughing from start to finish! The large ensemble cast works magic together, painting a rich tapestry of kooky characters that are endearing and memorable. Charles Conrad and Joe Campbell have wonderful chemistry together, and the sexual tension between Marguerite McNeil and Steve Yorke is electrifying! I also enjoyed the cameo by King Konqueror, the hardest working rockers in Halifax!

The plot is a familiar one, the artist struggling against the constraints of the system. Michael Fox crafts a sincere narrative that has as much heart as it does hilarity. There are a number of truisms peppered throughout that anyone who has ever made a no-budget movie will appreciate. This is truly a film told from the heart.

I would almost say this is a near perfect movie. It is really funny and ever since I watched it, I just had to see the rest of the 'amateur movies' that the director had made. Not only was "Film Amateura" really, really funny, but it was very clever. The movie looks like it was made for like $100, and the characters constantly make fun of this aspect of the movie. It sort of works like an infinite mirror, the characters are making an amateur movie, but you're also watching an amateur movie, and then the characters start making an amateur movie about making amateur movies. Hard to explain, but it comes across brilliantly in the movie. I really recommend watching "Film Amateura". I know you can get it online for free somewhere, or you can buy it on Amazon. It's definitely worth checking out. The whole theme of the movie is that you don't have to spend millions and millions of dollars to tell a good story and it really works.