What Would You Do if You Found Out You Had 533 Children?
Starbuck
is a Canadian movie by Ken Scott. A fortysomething slacker (Patrick Huard) finds out he is the bio dad of 533 kids as a result of sperm donations he made between 1988 and 1990 under the alias Starbuck. Some 142 kids of his want to know his identity and intend to sue him if he refuses to reveal himself. It will definitely complicate his relationship with his ex-girlfriend (Julie LeBreton) who just announced him that she's pregnant. Starbuck cracks me up. Yes, we can all agree that the plot is not at all possible but I am entertained from one end to the other. The director handles the screenplay well enough so you don't get bored. I feel like this story has never been told before even though it is not at all twisted and relatively simple. Plus, I find Quebec-French hilarious. I'm not the only one, am I? The expressions, the accent: this language makes everything even funnier than it is. And I really mean no offense to the Quebec Canadians because I just really like their language.
is a Canadian movie by Ken Scott. A fortysomething slacker (Patrick Huard) finds out he is the bio dad of 533 kids as a result of sperm donations he made between 1988 and 1990 under the alias Starbuck. Some 142 kids of his want to know his identity and intend to sue him if he refuses to reveal himself. It will definitely complicate his relationship with his ex-girlfriend (Julie LeBreton) who just announced him that she's pregnant. Starbuck cracks me up. Yes, we can all agree that the plot is not at all possible but I am entertained from one end to the other. The director handles the screenplay well enough so you don't get bored. I feel like this story has never been told before even though it is not at all twisted and relatively simple. Plus, I find Quebec-French hilarious. I'm not the only one, am I? The expressions, the accent: this language makes everything even funnier than it is. And I really mean no offense to the Quebec Canadians because I just really like their language.
) has shocked the Mormon crowd of Utah for its premiere at Sundance. Fontaine took a very hard topic to discuss for her first English-language movie (the love story between 2 middle-aged women and each other's twenty-something son) and managed to turn it into a brilliant and beautiful movie. But the uncommon story has as little to do with incest or cougarism as Pop Tarts has to do with gastronomy. It is a very sensitive and passionate portrayal of a clusterfuck of impossible feelings. The touchy topic is so well directed that you can't help but root for those two controversial couples and their greatly disapproved relationship. The audience will catch more in the actors' eyes and attitude than their words. Even though the tale could have turned this movie into a dark secretive drama, the picture is very poetic. The peaceful score, the light and angles in addition to the day-dreaming landscapes of the Australian coast make you wonder why the characters couldn't live happily ever after. After all,