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9 November 1984 (Canada) morePlot:
Seventeen year old Isabelle Marks lives in Toronto with her divorced mother and finds her life directionless... more | add synopsisPlot Keywords:
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5 nominations moreUser Comments:
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Isabelle Mejias | ... | Isabelle Marks |
 | Peter Spence | ... | Jessie 'Fixit' |
| Leslie Toth | ... | Matthew |
| Julie Biggs | ... | Julie Marks |
| Jane Foster | ... | Jackie |
| Melleny Brown | ... | Larissa / Larry |
 | Chuck Shamata | ... | Carl |
 | Peter Kastner | ... | Peter Marks |
| Ann-Marie MacDonald | ... | Paula |
| Ann Medina | ... | TV Announcer / Newscaster |
| Mark Gomes | ... | Cecil |
| Maggie Huculak | ... | Lyn |
| Reg Dreger | ... | Ken |
| Mark Dennis | ... | Terrance |
 | Allegra Fulton | ... | Script Assistant |
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On paper, doing a sequel to the classic Canadian film NOBODY WAVED GOODBYE seemed like a good idea. 20 years on, it would be intriguing to revisit the tragic characters of the 1964 movie, to see how they could have gotten on. We see that Julie and Peter got married, had a daughter and then became another divorce statistic.
The sequel nonetheless focuses on their rebellious daughter Isabelle who, like her screwed-up father in his day, is trying to make an identity for herself in this big bad world. All right, but this sincerity is made somewhat contrived as the daughter begins a "save the earth" crusade. These segments seem somewhat forced. In fact the entire film reeks of good intentions but rewards instead with sophomoric results. UNFINISHED BUSINESS, indeed.
In fact, Isabelle's scene with Peter later in the film is one of the few poignant moments. Since Peter and Julie were such fascinating people, it is a shame that they didn't appear here more often. That is the drama- instead the main thread of Isabelle, her environmental crusade, and her relationship with her boyfriend comes off as second-rate.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS is once again a depressing example of one of our country's most famous filmmakers having to churn out such poor material for a living.