Warning: Spoiler Alert Staring watching this movie last night on cable as there was nothing else to watch and did not know what to expect. I'm not a Randy Quaid fan by any means but I thought he did a brilliant job with this character but have to say the Australian accent could have been left out. Really the reason I watched it was for Jay Baruchel, I've watched this kid since the middle of the 90's and always thought we was a great actor well he did not let me down with this movie, he really brought Andy to life and into his world of gambling (the addict part), Reuben, you can see he has a soft spot for Andy even telling him what he did for him when he first starting borrowing money for his addiction.
The movie is not action packed like the rest of Hollywood's movies, in fact it was filmed in Hamilton, ON, and the real interaction between Andy and Reuben takes place 90% of time in Reuben's car but the dialogue between both characters was very well written and you really feel for Andy's character so much so that the last 15 minutes of the movie you're on the edge of your seat thinking Reuben will not do what he was asked to do to this poor kid and at the very last second you realize really what Reuben was trying to do with Andy.
The part where they visit Andy's grandmother was comical to say the least, especially the part about the cat, wow grandma sure knows how to play with the best of them.
A definite watch
The movie is not action packed like the rest of Hollywood's movies, in fact it was filmed in Hamilton, ON, and the real interaction between Andy and Reuben takes place 90% of time in Reuben's car but the dialogue between both characters was very well written and you really feel for Andy's character so much so that the last 15 minutes of the movie you're on the edge of your seat thinking Reuben will not do what he was asked to do to this poor kid and at the very last second you realize really what Reuben was trying to do with Andy.
The part where they visit Andy's grandmother was comical to say the least, especially the part about the cat, wow grandma sure knows how to play with the best of them.
A definite watch