Review of Kabluey (2007) by John M — 24 Jan 2011
About as independent as these things get. Kabluey is about a man named Salman (Scott Prendergast), a down-on-his-luck unemployed loser who comes to live with his sister-in-law (Lisa Kudrow), so as to help take care of her kids.
She manages to get him a job at the company she works at, a job that entails handing out fliers in a cumbersome, top-heavy costume. Now I have a huge respect for movies like this. Looking at it, you know this couldn't have cost more than a few thousand dollars to make, with most of that undoubtedly going towards Lisa Kudrow's fee, which, ironically enough, is the biggest thing I did not care for here.
It might just be the distance in the character she's playing, but it just came off to me like she didn't care and just showed up. Fortunately, the movie is not really about her. The lead guy, Scott Prendergast, despite being ne'er-do-well, he has a personable charm about him, and the movie really plays to the strength of his likablity.
I also liked the costume that they got for him to wear, and it's very comical to see him emote through such an unwieldy outfit. This is a small, light movie with that indie smell all over it that you should give a go, if only to show support to filmmakers outside the Hollywood circuit.
This review of Kabluey (2007) was written by John M on 24 Jan 2011.
Kabluey has generally received positive reviews.
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