Synopsis
Various citizens of Toronto anxiously await the end of the world, which is occurring at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day.
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Cast
- Don McKellarPatrick Wheeler
- Sandra OhSandra
- Roberta MaxwellMrs. Wheeler
- Robin GammellMr. Wheeler
- Sarah PolleyJennifer Wheeler
- Trent McMullenAlex
- Charmion KingGrandmother
- Jessica BookerRose
- David CronenbergDuncan
- Tracy WrightDonna
Recommandations
- 75
New York Daily News
Though the film is dark and the ideas run deep, it's perversely fun to think about. - 75
Miami Herald
A slight movie, and in the end you wish it said a little more, but it is also a startlingly honest production. When it's all over, you can't imagine it being any other way. - 75
San Francisco Examiner
A shockingly eloquent, nearly moving feat of Y2K-trendiness. - 70
Washington Post
An end-of-the-world movie like no other. - 67
Austin Chronicle
In contemplating whether the world will end with a bang or a whimper, it reveals a little something of the human condition as we enter a new age. - 60
Film.com
A smart and somber little film with some decent performances and a few sharp observations about function and futility, but I can't help wishing that the picture, like it's characters, had not gone quite so gentle into that good night. - 60
L.A. Weekly
Strangely uplifting, a kind of ode to how on Earth we think we're passing the time. - 50
Chicago Reader
The narrative emphasizes coincidences, but they're nicely understated. If it didn't seem gimmicky and self-indulgent...the movie might be more affecting.
