A Simple Curve

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01/18/2014 All my favorite themes - quality of craft versus economic compromise, old hippie father raising rebellious son, life and love and bonding oneself to a small mountain town, the flaws of idealistic parents, consequences of the Vietnam War among those who opposed it - thrown together with gorgeous photography of Canadian mountains and woodshop porn (only the lumber is naked, and it'll make you drool). The son is looking for love in a too-small town while his father is ruining their woodworking business by his stubborn perfectionism. Then a couple of young hippies set up a tipi in the back yard, and the son is exposed to an overdose of counterculture - and a deep family secret. The question is whether the son will learn to tell his father to "f**k off" (to use the technical phrase of the script). No explosions, no car chases, no guns. Wonderful scenery, good acting, and character-driven drama. The ending is a little too jam-packed and ambiguous, but it's a great ride. I love it. See more 03/13/2011 Kris Lemenche is too weak an actor to hang a movie off of. Matt Craven is good, but his role (and the associated conflict) is poorly-defined. Michael Hogan (the whole reason I even bothered with this movie) was suitable as Jim, but its as though he was never really allowed to sink his teeth into the part, so he doesn't seem very engaged throughout much of the movie. I expected more on the woodworking angle to make me fall in love with the craftsmanship of these men, but that only came in a couple of brief, insufficient vignettes and almost nothing was done to convince me that Caleb was anything more than a helper, despite claims he's almost as skilled as his father. The scenery is nice, but the story has no arc and the ending was dull & pointless. The script is broody & conflicted without really, fully explaining why. People keep advising Caleb to tell his dad off-what do they know that we viewers do not? Sure, Jim makes choices based on his heart, not his head, which makes it hard to keep the business afloat, but you never really get the sense that Caleb wants to strike out on his own. See more 10/06/2010 A Beautiful And Moving Film. Great Dialouge, Albeit Some Questionable Plot Directions. See more 03/22/2010 A Simple Curve is one of those low-key, coming of age, Canadian dramas we've come to expect out of Telefilm Canada. It does its job well enough though. At least I wasn't bored. See more 02/22/2010 Oh! Canada! ٩(̾●̮̮̃̾•̃̾)۶♥ See more 09/06/2009 A surprisingly solid piece of Canadiana, telling the story of post-hippie life in the Kootenays. See more Read all reviews

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