No Clue

I didn't recognize the name Brent Butt but was interested in seeing Amy Smart. Now, I wasn't watching the movie so much as I was listening to it and I soon realized that the main character's voice was familiar - I looked up and it was that guy from Corner Gas - Brent Butt. After three seasons of that sitcom I grew weary of the repetition but this was a much better vehicle for Butt's often self-deprecating humor, though I suppose if the movie had gone on much longer it may have become tiresome as well.

The story is, to a degree, predictable but there are enough twists and turns to keep it interesting. The acting is overall good and it of course has that Canadian wholesomeness that doesn't offend. By that I mean there was no going out of the way to ingratiate themselves to special interest groups, or the vulgar.

In the end it's solid movie with flashes of brilliance as well as banality but ultimately landing in the "fun for the whole family" category.

This film is soo Cheesy! But it was soo much fun. No bad language, no sex, nudity, or gore. No woke agenda. Just a funny movie. There should be tons more like this. 😃

I discovered Brent Butt's Corner Gas, Hiccups, and Corner Gas Animated just this year. Being in Texas, there's not a lot of Canadian programming that comes my way. No Clue is a fresh and funny take on the film noir genre. The "detective" isn't necessarily bumbling, he's just out of his depth / element. While I don't need my entertainment to be squeaky clean, it is refreshing to find something that makes me laugh without having to be offensive.

Decent light fare. Good performances, a plot that holds together.

I was looking just to kill time and found this obscure movie on Amazon Prime streaming. I didn't expect much but when it was all over I was thrilled that I got much more than I thought I would.

The Canadian story and script were written by Brent Butt, a funny guy who also plays the lead character Leo. He is a salesman, trinkets that businesses buy for their customers or employees. Think coffee cups with company logo, those sorts of things.

Amy Smart, who I have always admired, plays Kyra. One slow day she wanders into Leo's office, thinking it was the office of a P. I. on the same floor. As she sits and tells him of her missing brother and how she wants to hire him he has a chance to say "I think you are in the wrong office" but never does. In essence he becomes a P. I. by luck, by accident.

(Later we wonder, does she really have a brother? Did she really go to his office by accident? She turns out to be a pretty shady person.)

Anyway this is a madcap type of movie. Leo's approach and his way of fitting small clues reminded me of Bill Pullman's P. I. character in "The Zero Effect." It is just entertainment and I found the whole 90 minutes or so very entertaining.