19 Months

19 Months
Directed byRandall Cole
Written byRandall Cole
Produced byJames Mauro
Starring
CinematographyHarald Bachmann
Edited byKathy Weinkauf
Music byDanny Friedman
Production
company
Cole/Mauro Productions Inc.
Distributed byThinkFilm
Release dates
  • 28 September 2002 (2002-09-28) (Vancouver)
  • 21 May 2004 (2004-05-21) (Canada)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

19 Months is a 2002 Canadian mockumentary film directed by Randall Cole, starring Benjamin Ratner and Angela Vint. It was Cole's directorial debut.

Cast

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Release

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The film opened in theatres in Canada on 21 May 2004.[1]

Reception

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Ken Eisner of Variety called the film "smart" and "highly entertaining" with "funny and provocative results", and praised the performances of the cast.[2] Wendy Banks of Now called the film a "mercilessly funny and astute satire of contemporary relationships."[3]

Katherine Monk of the Vancouver Sun gave the film a rating of 3 stars out of 5, calling it "highly believable", and wrote that the actors "sell every line".[4] Susan Walker of the Toronto Star called the film a "smart script driving some intense performances."[5]

Erin Oke of Exclaim! wrote that the film "offers nothing new or interesting to the genre" and called the characters "unlikeable" and "almost impossible to care about"[6]

References

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  1. ^ Farquharson, Vanessa (21 May 2004). "There's nothing really romantic about it". National Post. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  2. ^ Eisner, Ken (16 October 2002). "19 Months". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  3. ^ Banks, Wendy. "19 Months". Now. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ Monk, Katherine (21 May 2004). "Wicked freshness to comic romance: Childish behaviour rises like bubbles in a swamp". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. ^ Walker, Susan (21 May 2004). "Breakup flick holds together despite its cheap-date budget". Toronto Star. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  6. ^ Oke, Erin (May 2004). "19 Months". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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