Killing time in Wilbur
05/12/2003 - 16:09:53Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself)
Director: Lone Scherfig
Cast: Jamie Sives, Shirley Henderson, Adrian Rawlins, Lisa McKinlay, Julia Davis
Cert: 18.
An off-beat - and fairly gloomy - drama set in Glasgow and Denmark ... too off-beat at times to fully satisfy.
Our hero (Sives) is bent on doing himself in until Alice (Henderson) enters his life and changes it. We then have the treat of a rich mixture of melodrama and wit ... and some excellent playing by a talented, quirky cast. The film looks good, too.
An interesting cinematic experience all round.
Star Rating: 4/5
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