Heater

Starring:Gary Farmer, Stephen Ouimette, Mauralea Austin, Tina Keeper, Blake Taylor, Joyce Krenz, Sharon Bajer, Jonathan Barrett, Jan Skene, Wayne Nicklas, Martine Friesen, Laurette Rouillard, Arne MacPherson, Shane Davidson, Lee J. Campbell, Rick Skene, Seun Olagunju, Terri Cherniak, Clarissa Richards, Garfield Williams
Director: Terrance Odette
Studio: Vanguard Cinema
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

Very interesting film but not a masterpeice
good intentions, frustrating work

Heater
Starring: Gary Farmer , Stephen Ouimette , Mauralea Austin , Tina Keeper , and Blake Taylor
Director: Terrance Odette
Manufacturer: Vanguard Cinema
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B000077VRL
Release Date: 2003-01-28

Customer Reviews:

Very interesting film but not a masterpeice.......2007-02-13

Heater is indeed a very interesting Canadian film, but it isn't all that great.

Overall, the film isn't all that much and seemed to take two years to film (you can tell at one point, because we see Sat Dec 13). Also not to mention that the film is very provactive (containing like 40 F-words). What the film is about, are these two poor guys (one a homeless guy (Ouimette), another on the verge of becoming homeless (Gary Farmer)). Ouimette finds a heater one day and tries selling it out on the streets. When trying to sell it at the shelter he's kicked out with his new partner (Farmer) for like a day.

When Farmer finally suggests they return it (after discovering a receipt was tucked in the inner package), a barage of clumbsy acts occur. And then in the end the story ends rather sadly.

If you like documentry films, this movie is for you. If you like mystery films, you might want to pass or at least rent it first.

good intentions, frustrating work.......2006-10-07

This movie succeeds at being challenging.

It tries hard to portray the lives of two homeless men in Canada. In that regard, the script doesn't flow and there are many shots of street intersections that did nothing for the film. This gives it a brush of realism, but it still makes it difficult not to turn the DVD off and return it to the video store.

The duo here is quite the odd couple. They have the fat man vs. thin man thing going like on "The Honeymooners" and "The Flintstones," but this work also adds differences in race and mental ability to the mix. In the United States, and perhaps in Canada too, disproportionate numbers of homeless individuals are people of color or persons with mental disabilities. It pained me to see the disabled guy show off his frostbitten feet. But still, when given the chance to get boots, he declines. I hated seeing the Native guy face racism from two police officers. However, his selective mutism surely didn't help him. I am worried that this character will reinforce oppressive and prejudiced ideas about fat men and Native men, and especially fat, Native men. Unlike most buddy films where the duo walks off into the sunset, this alliance is momentary as I imagine they would be in real life. The pair are constantly smoking. This makes sense as homeless people may need something to curb their appetites and as being homeless is stressful.

This film may be influenced by the American "Gridlock'd" featuring Tupac Shakur. However, it is slow and meandering. It makes one sympathize but equally frustrates the viewer. And perhaps, that was the goal.

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Manufacturer: CustomFlix
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