Treed Murray (2001)

Note des utilisateurs:

7.6/10   

Réalisateur:

William Phillips

Scénariste:

William Phillips (writer)

Release Date:

30 novembre 2001 (Canada)

Genre:

Drame | Thriller

Accroche:

Life's a beech.

Plot:

An advertising executive, trapped in a tree by a gang of would-be muggers, manipulates them into fighting to save his life. |

Plot Keywords:

Advertising Executive | Tree | Tree Climbing | Teen Prostitute | Severed Head

Awards:

4 wins & 4 nominations

Avis des utilisateurs:

you realise that everyone is both heroic and no-heroic

Ensemble

David Hewlett	...	Murray
Clé Bennett	...	Shark
Aaron Ashmore	...	Dwayne
Kevin Duhaney	...	Carter
Carter Hayden	...	KC
Julian Richings	...	Homeless Man
Jessica Greco	...	Kelly

Autre(s) titre(s):

Entre l'arbre et l'écorce (Canada: French title)
Get Down (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some violence and drug use.

Durée:

90 min | Argentina:89 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Pays:

Canada

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Classification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Guillemet:

Murray: You see, I know people. And if you had a way to get me down, like a gun or something, you'd have used it by now.
Shark: [laughs] A gun? Murray! Using a gun is like making your baby sister cry uncle.

Soundtrack:

Falling Forward

you realise that everyone is both heroic and no-heroic

If you were to read a summary of a film about a man stuck in a tree and you weren't at least intrigued about how a director and actors could sustain a film for about 94 minutes about a man in a tree then you clearly are a person with no curiosity. If like me you are a curious person then you have to watch this film and if you are not curious then i especially insist that you watch this film.

Simple concept. Business man Murry is on his way to work and to avoid homeless people and the crowd takes a short cut through the park. On the way he is stopped by a 14 year old who demands five bucks for directions. Murry who is not keen and to waste five bucks knocks the youth in the face unfortunately for him the rest of the gang pops out and Murry runs. Tired and with no way out he climbs a tree. From here on in is the setting of the film, Murry in a tree surrounded with five youths.

The acting by the entire cast is of high quality David Hewlett's performance as Murry is just a pleasure to watch as he tries to save himself but as he also reveals more of his sort comings. As the film progress' your perception of all the characters change as you realise that everyone is both heroic and no-heroic. The depth and breath of the characters is what makes this film intriguing, this film is purely about people and the lengths people go to survive and to belong to something.