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Featuring a "Who's Who" All-Star Canadian Cast:
- Paul Gross (Due South, Men With Brooms)
- Sandra Oh (Sideways, Under the Tuscan Sun)
- Rebecca Jenkins (Marion Bridge)
- Callum Keith Rennie (Blade: Trinity, Butterfly Effect)
- Maury Chaykin (Being Julia, Owning Mahowny)
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Covering such topics as the complicated relationship between a mother and daughter, a marriage on the brink of complete dissolution, and a love that dare not speak its name, "Wilby Wonderful" allows 'normal' people to shine in this curiously poignant and oftentimes hilarious movie - some memorable characters include the typically small-town, brashly outspoken mayor, a sign painter who's dyslexic, and a depressed man whose suicide attempts all seem to be thwarted at the worst times.
Most importantly, this film has something which so many movies lack - heart. The townsfolk of Wilby are easily recognizable, and in a way that seems uniquely Canadian, each person in Wilby seems to have about them a sense of unerring hope, a sort of quiet optimism that keeps them going.
Utterly and completely engrossing and spellbinding from beginning to end, "Wilby Wonderful" is quirky, entertaining, and heartbreakingly beautiful. Don't pass this one up.
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