Synopsis
An eighteen year old high school drop out and his twenty-seven year old friend start trafficking marijuana across the border of Canada in order to make money and their lives are changed forever.
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Cast
- Jonathan Daniel BrownNate Norman
- Kenny WormaldTopher
- Ron PerlmanBarry Lerner
- Aaron YooBrendan Butler
- John C. McGinleyJohn Grefard
- Corey LargeGiovanni Mendiola
- Bryce HodgsonScuzz
- Jeffrey BallardPatrick Groves
- Giacomo BaessatoEddie Mendiola
- Amanda TappingNate's Mom
Recommendations
- 70
The Dissolve
It’s a credit to Stockwell’s engrossing (though slightly schizophrenic) movie that it engenders sufficient curiosity to inspire viewers into seeking out non-fictional accounts of the story. - 70
Los Angeles Times
How Norman and his gang learn the ropes, work the game and earn their fleeting, if nerve-wracking moment in the sun proves an enjoyable, well-crafted ride in the hands of writer-director John Stockwell. - 63
Slant Magazine
The film works best when it shows Jonathan Daniel Brown's drug kingpin at his most inept and incapable, rather than elevating him to a pothead martyr. - 60
The New York Times
The film’s main distraction, oddly, is the voice-over through which Nate annotates the action. A voice-over is standard procedure for the wistful-look-back genre, but here it’s forced and unfunny. This wild story sells itself, no narration needed. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
Has its entertaining moments and boasts pungent performances from such supporting players as Ron Perlman and John C. McGinley, but never quite succeeds in managing its uncomfortable tonal shift from dark comedy to true-crime thriller. - 30
Village Voice
Kid Cannabis presents its material not as cautionary tale but as celebratory fantasy — which, like Nate's mom turning a blind eye to her son's illegal operation, seems to be the by-product of either inanity or excessive THC.
