The Event
by Thom Fitzgerald
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Actor: Brent Carver, Don McKellar, Jane Leeves, Olympia Dukakis, Sarah PolleyDirector: Thom Fitzgerald
Brand: Velocity
Writer: Thom Fitzgerald
Producer: Bryan Hofbauer
Producer: Christopher Zimmer
Producer: Jeff Sackman
Producer: Robert A. Flutie
Writer: Steven Hillyer
Writer: Tim Marback
DVD: Region Code 0
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-05-10
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Image/Thinkfilms
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Movie Review: An important and impressive film
Summary: 5 Stars
THE EVENT came and went in the theatres like some spectral ghost which, despite its trappings, failed to serve notice of its importance not only as a social comment but as a showcase for some excellent talent. Director Thom Fitzgerald deserves great respect (and most certainly an audience!) for the brave statement of his film and the facile utilization of some extraordinary talent. The "Event" of the title refers to a final party for Matt (Don McKellar), a young man blessed with many friends and family, who has decided to end his deteriorating life of struggle with AIDS with a suicide finale, gaged to be abetted by those closest to him. The glitch comes (after the death) when detective "Nick" DeVivo (Parker Posey) decides that assisted suicide is a crime that must be punished and proceeds to investigate all of the people involved. It is this investigation that introduces us to Matt's entourage - a glitteringly excellent cast of family (Olympia Dukakis as his mother, Brent Carver as his partner) and friends, which include roles for Sarah Polly, Jane Leeves, and an actor who makes a Drag Queen performance one of the strongest roles since Torch Song Trilogy. Through a series of thoughtful flashbacks and flash-forwards we are allowed insight into each of these characters and to the reality of exactly how Matt's final wishes were completed - a tender and wonderful surprise ending. This story is told with a simultaneous celebration of life and a warm tenderness for the meaning of love in all its phases and forms, all in a setting of the persistent ravaging plague of AIDS that continues to deprive the world of treasured citizens and spirits. Fitzgerald is able to accomplish this without resorting to the maudlin, the banal, or the tempting "somewhere over the rainbow" saccharine tone that often accompanies films of this nature. This is a remarkable achievement and in every way this movie stands tall. Highly recommended.
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