Rotten
Well before the 87-minute mark is reached, the hilarity has died down to a few titters.
Susan Walker, Toronto Star
Overview
An absurd comedy about a Parking Enforcement Officer, who - despite constant abuse from the public - finds truth, honour and serenity in the act of ticketing. His religious devotion to the work is challenged however, when his best friend and personal mentor is run down by an irate motorist and knocked into a deep coma. With the help of an angry young filmmaker, a Russian sound recordist hoping to break into the local film industry, and a seven-foot tall tow truck driver from Quebec, he embarks on a comical investigation into... the delicate art of parking.
Director and cast
- Andrew McNee as Gus Morski
- Diana Pavlovská as Olena Polapov
- Dov Tiefenbach as Lonny Goosen
- John Burnside as Older Car Owner
- Fred Ewanuick as Grant Parker
- Harry Rob Bruner as Dispatcher
- Gladys McNab as Older Woman
- Michael Coleman as Angry Short Man
- Scott Owen as Businessman
- Diana Frances as Woman on Street
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
78%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The result is caustic in its wit but also commercial in its appeal, and that's a tricky juggling act to bring off.
Rick Groen, Globe and Mail
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