I saw this for free for National Canadian Film Day, and was not impressed. It was interesting to see the stories of Betty and Danny shown separately, but I could not get into the characters.
Why would under-20 Betty take a job as an overnight security guard at a strip mall, or that she would be able to dislodge a couple of loiterers by herself? Why would the bar close without any notice? What did Danny do with his severance pay? Why did Danny not make the rounds of other bars looking for work as a bartender?
The film somewhat works as a memorial to the strip malls that used to dominate the Toronto suburb of Scarborough (since merged into the city), many of which have been redeveloped into condo towers, but the human stories don't grab me.
Why would under-20 Betty take a job as an overnight security guard at a strip mall, or that she would be able to dislodge a couple of loiterers by herself? Why would the bar close without any notice? What did Danny do with his severance pay? Why did Danny not make the rounds of other bars looking for work as a bartender?
The film somewhat works as a memorial to the strip malls that used to dominate the Toronto suburb of Scarborough (since merged into the city), many of which have been redeveloped into condo towers, but the human stories don't grab me.