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You can take Ellen Page to the bank on this one. Loved it. Great opening credit animations, perfectly matched sound track, wonderful low-key acting, and only minor flirtations with Hollywood (more Disney) boilerplate devices–best film I’ve seen all year (well, yeah, I’ve only seen two films this year and the other one was NT, but I still loved this one).

An IMAX short film (37 min) about flying that was supposed to “blow you away” according to the promo materials. The unnecessary “plot”, cheese-ball characters, and I-just-learned-my-lines-five-minutes-ago acting made it unwatchable.

Kelsey Keel, as Tiger Ann Parker, deservedly won an Emmy for her performance in this Showtime film (2001–TV). Her sometimes sidekick, Jesse Wade Thompson, was competently played by a 12 year-old Michael Cera. Both lay on a nice Louisiana accent. Very sweet, well filmed and well acted–hints at To Kill a Mockingbird but without the dark side.

Sweet film–like watching a cute puppy dry-hump grandma’s leg (“ahw, isn’t that sweet”). Michael Cera has a patent on sincere naivete. My favorite parts: Seth’s fantasies in the liquor store, and the amazing penis sketches in the closing credits.