Hee!
I swear, I wasn't looking for this. Actually, I was looking for information about Whole New Thing. What I found instead was this:
The second of five Canadian films screened at the festival, LUCID was a bit of a disappointment. In the vein of films like THE SIXTH SENSE or even MEMENTO, not all is as it seems in Lucid’s already complex story. Joel Rothman is having trouble sleeping; his wife has left him, and his daughter seems to be suffering from mental distress. Joel is a counselor for three disparate figures who have all dealing with the post-traumatic stress disorder of an horrific accident. Are the four patients all suffering from paranoid delusions? Or is there truly something paranormal going on that the social service workers simply refuse to see.
Chlotrudis favorite Callum Keith Rennie, along with Lindy Booth and Michelle Nolden have a great time playing the three psychiatric patients, the actors allowed to portray a wide arc of emotion as the characters fluctuate from rational to Cast and Director of LUCID seemingly unhinged at the drop of a hat. Lead actor Jonas Chernick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Garrity, seems a little too close to the material to be completely effective. It was nice to be sitting right by Canadian actor Paul Gross (WILBY WONDERFUL) during the screening.
Aww, he was at the screening of his exboyfriend costar's new movie.
ETA: Also, about CKR's character: a darkly funny anger-management challenged patient. Hee!
The second of five Canadian films screened at the festival, LUCID was a bit of a disappointment. In the vein of films like THE SIXTH SENSE or even MEMENTO, not all is as it seems in Lucid’s already complex story. Joel Rothman is having trouble sleeping; his wife has left him, and his daughter seems to be suffering from mental distress. Joel is a counselor for three disparate figures who have all dealing with the post-traumatic stress disorder of an horrific accident. Are the four patients all suffering from paranoid delusions? Or is there truly something paranormal going on that the social service workers simply refuse to see.
Chlotrudis favorite Callum Keith Rennie, along with Lindy Booth and Michelle Nolden have a great time playing the three psychiatric patients, the actors allowed to portray a wide arc of emotion as the characters fluctuate from rational to Cast and Director of LUCID seemingly unhinged at the drop of a hat. Lead actor Jonas Chernick, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Garrity, seems a little too close to the material to be completely effective. It was nice to be sitting right by Canadian actor Paul Gross (WILBY WONDERFUL) during the screening.
Aww, he was at the screening of his exboyfriend costar's new movie.
ETA: Also, about CKR's character: a darkly funny anger-management challenged patient. Hee!