Cult Movie- "Nothing" (2003)

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"Nothing"

Canadian director Vincenzo Natali of "Cube" fame, has brought us another surreal existential displacement flick in the fun and thoughtful "Nothing".

The cast includes David Hewlett and Andrew Miller...that's it. They are best friends living in the middle of a topsy turvy Toronto. They live like a sandwich in between two massive bridges and everything is going as smooth as can be...that is, until the problems arrive.

Enter: The Rest of the World.

Eventually, the cops bust down the front door of the two best friends and they realise they hate the World and wish it would go away...and it does!

For the remainder of the movie, Natali guides the viewers through a jungle of nothingness, using a white background to delve into the psyche of the friends and the structure of their friendship.

Although on its surface, Nothing allows for a good laugh out loud, it doesn't take long to realise this is not the entire scope of its intent. The sometimes stretched humor eventually lets loose to reveal a genuine story about why people are friends and how even best friends come come to disagree with each other.

The story is well written (courtesy of Andrew Lowry and Miller), and despite its very surreal framework, Nothing displays dynamic characters with a lot of heart, and entertains exceptionally while doing so. Many would benefit from viewing this movie.

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