BOOK REVIEWS THE CARE PACKAGE (short) | THE CARE PACKAGE (short) |
|
|
|
| Written by Emily Axelson | |
|
Title: The Care Package Director: Brad Gover
Date saw the show: August 15 2007 2 ½ stars Reviewed By: Emily Axelson The Care Package – PG. Mature Theme (Canada-10:00 Comedy, Brad Gover – Director) A young man who is estranged from his girlfriend decides to mail himself to her in a box.
If in a different category, The Care Package would have been poor. But in ‘The Odd Side of Life’ category, fit for a Fringe Festival, The Care Package was intriguing. A young man used to have the perfect relationship…until the girlfriend moved away. Now they rarely speak, and their old spark no longer, is gradually dying out. To diminish their communication issue, he decides to go see her. He is short on money, so he is unable to take a plane. He then comes up with an absurd but doable idea…to send himself to her in the mail. He makes all the necessary preparations; buys an appropriate sized box, food, and water. When he arrives, I’m sure you’ll be surprised at the twist like I was. Yes, the twist at the end was surprising, very surprising. I almost feel as though there was a hidden message in there somehow. I can’t exactly figure out what it was, but I’m still thinking about it. The film succeeded in that way, so if that was the purpose, then it worked. The acting wasn’t the greatest, but it wasn’t bad. I give it credit for having such an original storyline. I don’t believe I’ve ever seen this story anywhere else! A very unusual idea that seems to work! Again, I think this film passes, but it didn’t wow me. |
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
- FILM REVIEWS
- MUSIC REVIEWS
- CONCERT REVIEWS
- VIBING REVIEWS
- BOOK REVIEWS
- THEATRE & ARTS
- CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA - Stratford Festival of Canada 2008
- JERSEY BOYS - August - November 2008 - Toronto, Canada
- PAGLIACCI - Edmonton International Fringe Festival 2008
- THE OFFICIAL NAPOLEON DYNAMITE DANCE CLASS - Edmonton International Fringe Festival 2008
- OLEANNA - Edmonton International Fringe Festival 2008
A 'n' E Vibe is now on Facebook ! |
ARTICLES & INTERVIEWS
| ARTS & CULTURE BOOKS FILM MUSIC THEATRE |
REVIEWS MENU
| BOOK REVIEWS |
| FILM REVIEWS |
| MUSIC REVIEWS |
| CONCERT REVIEWS |
| THEATRE/ARTS & CULTURE |
| CURRENT BESTSELLERS |
| CURRENT DVD RELEASES |
| CURRENT MUSIC RELEASES |
| VIBING REVIEW |
|
CONGRATULATIONS!
 michoey
(Wisconsin, USA)
A 'n' E Vibe
Prize Pack WINNER!
Register with A 'n' E Vibe for Contests!
|
|
TOP FICTION: Week Of Sept. 1st
1. THE FORCE UNLEASHED, by Sean Williams 2. SMOKE SCREEN,Sandra Brown 3. THE GUERNSEY LITERARY AND POTATO PEEL PIE SOCIETY, by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows 4. THE BOURNE SANCTION, by Eric Van Lustbader 5. THE HOST,Stephenie Meyer |
NEW FILM RELEASES
2.Hamlet 2
3. I Served The King Of England
4. Disaster Movie
5. College
|
TOP ALBUMS 1. Jonas Brothers "Little Bit Longer" 2. Girlicious "Girlicious" 3. Soundtrack "Mama Mia" 4. Miley Cyrus "Breakout" 5. Coldplay "Viva La Vida" |
|
Blog it Out!
 Made In Where?
By: Kindah Mardam Bey (Ontario Correspondent - Canada) Recently, the question of where exactly my clothing is made has come to my attention. That little equal sign symbol on the back of Coldplay lead singer Chris Martin's hand represents Fair Trade. Which ultimately means that wealthier countries do not bleed third world countries for cheap labour. Seriously, it's a big problem, and while my brief encounter with awareness hit me in the early 1990s with Nike, and then with the outrageous brush with humiliation Kathy Lee Gifford was subjected to (wasn't everyone else doing the same as KLG?), I had little experience with the subject matter. Then the idea of Fair Trade slid slowly into my psyche, and when your High School school-bag toting cousin is more savvy on the subject then you, it's time to strip off and read the damn labels...Read More |
|
Peggoty's
Bed & Breakfast
Going to the Stratford Shakespeare Festival?
for the
1-519-527-1072
|
