Over the years our TIFF film selection strategy has been rather simple: VISA Screening Room pass for 6pm + fill in the blanks. With the pass, we knew one thing: where we were going to be every night at 6pm. The movies? Surprises, all of them! We've seen gems and duds over the years but it has also allowed us to see films we may not have chosen on our own, some of these have become Festival Favourites. This year, the folks at TIFF have done away with the pass making our lives a bit difficult. Now we have to do everything. Julie did most of the selection heavy lifting this year, with a few must see's from the rest of us. So far, so great - especially the one she took us to last night.
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Nichola Burley, Martin McCann
This is the one I thought was a charming Irish romcom. One out of three ain't bad. It's Irish, all right. Just gritty and dark and, in the true Irish way, very very fun. Black comedy fun. The best movie fun. We're taken on a ride with New Year's Eve revellers in Derry, Ireland none of whom are having all that much fun. We are though, absolutely. All the twisting and turning and satisfying surprises keep this movie going in a fast paced way that made us all feel it was over in a flash. Really loved this one. Along with producers and stars, director Kieron Walsh was at our screening last night. A classically charming Irish bloke, who I must say met his match with my favourite Irish lass:
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