Review of Repeaters (2011) by Khantey O — 07 Mar 2012

Canadian mood thriller has three young adults in confined rehab experiencing the same day over and over - sort of a serious Breakfast Club meets Groundhog Day. Watched this because I enjoyed Amanda Crew in Sex Drive, this is a much different role and she performs very well - I knew she had some talent, although here I notice she's extremely scrawny.

Legs like popsicle sticks! The two male leads are good as well, unfortunately the screenplay is not overly ambitious. To that end, the moral question "How would you spend your time knowing there would be no consequences?" is raised but can't decide whether to be philosophical or visceral.

If the film is trying to act as a metaphor for our trio trapped in denial of their personal lives and can only move on once dealt with, it is more clever on paper than in execution. Northern British Columbia makes a decorative if overcast backdrop.