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Suck It Up

  • 20172017
  • 1h 41m
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
445
YOUR RATING
Suck It Up (2017)
  • Comedy
  • Drama
Ronnie lost her brother, Faye lost her first love. These two best friends take off on a debaucherous road trip to the mountains to get over the death of the guy they both loved.Ronnie lost her brother, Faye lost her first love. These two best friends take off on a debaucherous road trip to the mountains to get over the death of the guy they both loved.Ronnie lost her brother, Faye lost her first love. These two best friends take off on a debaucherous road trip to the mountains to get over the death of the guy they both loved.
IMDb RATING
4.7/10
445
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Jordan Canning
  • Writer
    • Julia Hoff
  • Stars
    • Erin Margurite Carter
    • Grace Glowicki
    • Dan Beirne
Top credits
  • Director
    • Jordan Canning
  • Writer
    • Julia Hoff
  • Stars
    • Erin Margurite Carter
    • Grace Glowicki
    • Dan Beirne
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    • 2User reviews
    • 15Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins & 1 nomination

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    Jordan Canning, Erin Carter, Grace Glowicki, Simone Smith, Jason Levangie, Marc Tetreault, Julia Hoff, the cast and crew of Suck It Up
    Grace Glowicki and Erin Margurite Carter in Suck It Up (2017)
    Grace Glowicki and Erin Margurite Carter in Suck It Up (2017)
    Grace Glowicki and Erin Margurite Carter in Suck It Up (2017)
    Grace Glowicki and Erin Margurite Carter in Suck It Up (2017)
    Grace Glowicki and Erin Margurite Carter in Suck It Up (2017)

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    Erin Margurite Carter
    Erin Margurite Carter
    • Fayeas Faye
    • (as Erin Carter)
    Grace Glowicki
    Grace Glowicki
    • Ronnieas Ronnie
    Dan Beirne
    Dan Beirne
    • Granvilleas Granville
    Toby Marks
    Toby Marks
    • Alexas Alex
    Nancy Kerr
    Nancy Kerr
    • Dinaas Dina
    Blake Gordey
    • Shamusas Shamus
    Paul Cowling
    Paul Cowling
    • Rogeras Roger
    Michael Rowe
    Michael Rowe
    • Daleas Dale
    Evan May
    • Tommyas Tommy
    Adora Nwofor
    • Helenas Helen
    Jake Church
    Jake Church
    • Bro in Caras Bro in Car
    • Director
      • Jordan Canning
    • Writer
      • Julia Hoff
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    User reviews2

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    8/10
    A Devastatingly Real Canadian Experience
    In the first minutes of this movie, I was admittedly mostly struck by some bad, off-putting dialogue. I actually laughed out loud at one of the first exchanges. However once I got into the meat and bones of this movie, it really caught me by surprise.

    Representation matters. That phrase means the most when you see something you know and cherish reflected back at you, especially if it's in a raw, weird and chaotic way. Everywhere you go in Canada, there's a section of youth culture that's pretty tough-necking, uniquely punk rock, lost, rowdy, and harrowingly - almost innocently -sincere. It's an aspect of Canada that NEVER gets representation in our pop culture. However in this little indie film, that essential part of our culture is captured with a devastating, compassionate authenticity. Sure it's corny in places, but it kinda puts its finger on the pulse all the more for it.

    Remove the audio in the less-than-perfect moments, and you'll find the shots in this movie beautiful. The rockie mountain landscape, the minute details struck by the sun, the way friends talk and hang out and look, it's all so raw and real and beautifully reflective of what these places we know feel like in all of their minute, intimate parts.

    Every youth friend group has people who are less than perfect, less than complete, but they love each other unconditionally all the more for it. The power of those moments of love and confusion between friends in this film also strikes me as devastatingly, beautifully authentic.

    The soundtrack is rad and so representative of that great underground Canadian culture you find in pockets everywhere. Even when the dialogue shouldn't work, it just strikes a chord.

    Finally, what matters most in this indie film is its balance of raunchy, careless humour with the expression of loss so delicately shielded underneath it. This movie for me was so indie, so punk rock Canadian, so authentic and heartwarming and heartbreaking, weird and inspiring. Movies that aren't perfect about friends who, by the same turn, aren't perfect can capture something that is often felt, often meaningful, but rarely represented or presented well. This is that movie for me lately.

    It has a ton of heart and reality and beauty, all wrapped up in really unexpected places. 8/10 for being so much greater than the sum of its parts!
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    • Jun 14, 2018

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    • Release date
      • January 23, 2017 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Canada
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Shut up & Colour Pictures
      • Get Set Films
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 41 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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