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Grown Up Movie Star2012
Once the town hero, Ray returns home to Newfoundland following a drug conviction, only to have his wife Lillian leave him for another man and aspirations of stardom. With Lillian gone, Ray flails to try to find a replacement for her, while struggling against a growing awareness of his homosexuality. At loose ends for lack of guidance, his daughter Ruby in turn becomes increasingly curious about her own sexuality and, in a desperate plea for attention, puts herself in increasingly risky situations. She begins spending more and more time with Ray's best friend Stuart, confined to a wheelchair following an accident that involved Ray. When Stuart finds himself attracted to Ruby, he leads the three of them towards a heartbreaking conclusion.
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- Steve Cochrane - James
- Shawn Doyle - Ray
- Jonny Harris - Stuart
- Andy Jones - Bill
- Julia Kennedy - Rose
- Susan Kent - Jennifer
- Tatiana Maslany - Ruby
- Mark O'Brien - Will
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A grim domestic situation as bleak and uninteresting as the surrounding winter landscape. In addition, no English subtitles and Canadian accents made dialogue too difficult to follow.
I'll admit I might be overrating it because of Tatiana Maslany's later work in Orphan Black, but I thought it was a good depiction of people trying to get a grep while stuck in small town Newfoundland and in over their heads emotionally -- the sentimental ending felt reasonable rather than just tacked on as an afterthought.
John R. , Canadian accents?
Did you graduate from 3rd grade?