Fresh
High Life is filled with surprising, artful flourishes.
Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
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High Life
Overview
It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a crash course in the 80s: different music, different drugs, and machines in walls that dispense money. The latter development gives Dick an idea.
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80%
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Fresh
The plot gets twisted but the direction by Yates never does. He finds the humour in a desperate situation. It's hard to hate or even despise Dick and his stooges, because you can sense how needy they are.
Peter Howell, Toronto Star
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