Room for Rent

As slacker redemption movies go, this is better than many. This slacker is 30-something; he squandered a $3 million lottery prize, and lives with his parents. They take in a not-quite-right boarder. You wonder, half-way through, just how dark it will go.

Most characters are played in such a realistically low-key way that the "threat" character needn't go over-the-top to seem menacing. The plot moves smoothly. A couple of red herrings make the final plot twist satisfying. It's not "War and Peace", but it's believable and enjoyable light entertainment, a notch above the usual slapstick archetype of this genre.

They tried but sadly missed the mark badly. Not funny!

This movie had some good characters, the story is so-so, but I liked the style or art direction. Very Canadian... but in a good way, not in a "movie of the week" or "hallmark-b.s." kinda way.

I think the person who reviewed earlier "they tried but missed the mark" may not know where the mark is, or whether there is one to begin with, who's mark? his mark? speaking of Mark, Mark McKinney plays Dad in this film and he's great.

It's hardly groundbreaking but a nice little comedy with some good performances and a reasonable few laughs. Passes the time well enough without blowing your mind.

I put this movie on intending to pause it and go and make some dinner after about twenty minutes, but I enjoyed it so much I didn't get my dinner and watched it the whole way through. Hilarious with a hint of sinister.