Got Lucky…
Took a chance last night, and decided to hit up the Toronto International Film Festival [TIFF] for Rush Tickets. I hear from ellie_bellie that it’s been hit and miss for the last few years, and that’s with pre-selecting tickets weeks in advance. Getting rush tickets day of for a random showing only adds to the joy that is TIFF Russian Roulette.
Based on ellie_bellie’s lacklustre experience with Universalove Friday night, I wasn’t going in with spectacular expectations. Still, I got into the rush line at around 7pm, and got into a showing of Pontypool for 8:15pm. It was the “World Premier” and the director and cast were there to answer questions afterwards.
The film itself? Fantastic! It was clever, witty, and very Canadian. The dialog was able to shift from comedy to suspense and back seamlessly and without effort. The acting was masterful, and the effects were gruesome but mildly tasteful. I thoroughly enjoyed my first experience at TIFF.
I hear zaldan was also in the audience, I’d like to know what he thought. If time permits, we should hit up another film this week.
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