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Genres:
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Comedy /
Drama /
Romance /
Music
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Release:
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Director:
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Sean Ellis
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Actors:
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Shaun Evans,
Marc Pickering,
Sean Biggerstaff,
Michelle Ryan,
Stuart Goodwin,
Michael Dixon,
Nia Roberts,
Michael Lambourne,
Frank Hesketh,
Erica Ellis,
Kenneth Fahy,
Stan Ellis,
Katie Ball,
Celesta Hodge,
Emilia Fox
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Duration:
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102 min.
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Rating:
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(7.5/10)115
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Plot Summary:
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When artistry student Ben Willis dumps his girlfriend Suzy, he develops insomnia after finding escape how speedily she moved on. To pass the large hours of the night, he starts working the dilatory night make do at the townsperson supermarket. There he meets a colorful cast of characters, all of whom have their own 'art' in dealing with the ennui of an eight-hour-shift. Ben's craftiness is that he imagines himself stopping antiquated. This way, he can appreciate the artistic beauty of the frozen world and the people inside it - especially Sharon, the quiet checkout girl, who holds the answer... to solving the problem of Ben's insomnia.
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Bizarre
I wanted to offer an alternative view to those already given. I didn't dislike this film, some aspects I liked a lot, but it was bizarre. It jerked between romance, arthouse and crass comedy, without any really hitting the mark.
Some parts were lovely - the half naked women in the supermarket scene was wonderfully done, the flashbacks to childhood were very sweetly observed and the ethereal quality of the film.
However many parts just grated. I loathed the football pitch scenes, hated the score and found some of the dialogue almost painfully contrived.
I wouldn't advise you to avoid this film, but I would suggest that it's not the masterpiece others have portrayed it as.
Cashback
Michelle Ryan and Emilia Fox star in this unusual British romantic comedy about a heartbroken insomniac who may just have special powers
Any movie that kicks off with Michelle Ryan mouthing silent obscenities in slow motion while hurling mugs and lamps at her soon to be ex-boyfriend can't be all bad.
Miserable art student Ben (Biggerstaff) not only loses the gorgeous Suzy (Ryan) but finds the break-up has left him totally unable to sleep. When faced with similar problems, Travis Bickle became a vigilante taxi driver, but Ben opts for a night shift down at his local Sainsbury's. This branch is populated by idiotic pranksters Barry and Matt (Dixon and Lambourne), clueless manager Jenkins (Godwin) and aspiring martial arts expert Brian (Pickering). More importantly Ben...
Cashback
Any movie that kicks mad with Michelle Ryan mouthing shushed obscenities in slow travelling while hurling mugs and lamps at her shortly to be ex-boyfriend can't be all bad. Dismal art student Ben (Biggerstaff) not only loses the gorgeous Suzy (Ryan) but finds the discontinue-up has leftist him unqualifiedly unfit to sleep. When faced with equivalent problems, Travis Bickle became a vigilante taxi driver, but Ben opts for the treatment of a endlessly relocate down at his neighbourhood pub Sainsbury's. This ramification is populated by idiotic pranksters Barry and Matt (Dixon and Lambourne), clueless manager Jenkins (Godwin) and aspiring valorous arts expert Brian (Pickering). More importantly Ben finds himself besotted with checkout piece Sharon (Fox), the one ...
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