(2010)
The title proves to be a bit on-the-nose, but for the most part a highly original piece that spends considerable time refusing to provide any obvious explanations for the activities of its two protagonists; they go house-to-house, signing agreements with clients, setting up equipment and doing... what exactly?
And the nature of the addiction that one of them is forming to part of the process they conduct is not entirely clear either. At least, until the daughter of one of the clients proves to be adept at the same activity that he engages in.
And the nature of the addiction that one of them is forming to part of the process they conduct is not entirely clear either. At least, until the daughter of one of the clients proves to be adept at the same activity that he engages in.
Extremely well put together by Nick Whitfield, the altered realities in particular. The lilting countryside that forms the backdrop to the film gives a certain timeless Englishness to the proceedings.
The only big name in the cast is Jason Isaacs as the boss of the two, but it's the director/writer who's the real star. The ending, however, is a little too much on the cosy side, reducing the overall impact to "quirky" rather than truly off-the-wall.
The only big name in the cast is Jason Isaacs as the boss of the two, but it's the director/writer who's the real star. The ending, however, is a little too much on the cosy side, reducing the overall impact to "quirky" rather than truly off-the-wall.
****
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