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    Blackbird

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    I misjudged this Canadian feature, Blackbird, on first release. This cautionary tale of an almost 16 "goth" young man becomes a nightmare as he posts a Columbine type warning on the net and in his personal journal. His world as an "outsider" becomes a living hell as does the world of almost all in his life. Writer/Director Jason Buxton has written an intelligent script and shoots much of the film in "REAL" time which works so very well. Connor Jessop, the teen boy is exceptional, an intelligent actor well beyond his 16 years not to mention that he is a very attractive young man who I believe is going to have a big career. Alexia Fast as his love interest is so believable. In her own but different way, she is as much as an outsider as Jessop. Michael Buie as the father surprised me in turning what could have been a bland role into one of interest and some depth. Director Buxton has an innate ability to make you like these young misfits of sorts as they traverse a life, as Jessop says, a life that is anything but easy. There is an optimistic element, without question, at the conclusion, but it caught me by surprise at how abruptly it ended. One of the better English language speaking Canadian films.

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    pietroantoni@  3.5.2015 age: 36-49 14,528 reviews

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