I'm Canadian so don't fire off insulting replies about Americans. This movie and almost all others being filmed in Canada has many faults. They are all easily spotted by their trademark signatures. They are cheaply made. The actors generally have less skill, that's first. The writing is weak and they don't consult experts for the story line. For example: "I'm Detective Miller and I'm arresting you because I think you've been engaged in illegal activity." Five-year-olds can point out the legal weakness in that stupidity. The director does not do establishing shots - too cheap to get permissions, so they zoom in on a corner of a house instead of a neighbourhood establishing shot. The music is weak, none of it requiring permissions, all original and weak. The editing is weak - scenes with no emotional punch drag on and on. Child actors with minimal experience. LIghting is crap, sets are crap, costumes are crap, locations are crap, and on and on.
These faults and many more help identify the source immediately to viewers. Where in hell does the money come from to pay for these poorly executed stories. The Cdn government pays for them to be made. That's right - money from satellite & cable subscribers gets forwarded (mandated by the CRTC) to film producers for Canadian content. It dies on the vine. The finished product goes back to the service providers - no first run in theatres, no sales on DVDs.
The people making this dogcrap need to know the truth about their product so they can change. Canada is making movies much the way a communist country would, and the result is just as watchable. And it's why anyone in Canada with real talent has to haul ass south of the border.
These faults and many more help identify the source immediately to viewers. Where in hell does the money come from to pay for these poorly executed stories. The Cdn government pays for them to be made. That's right - money from satellite & cable subscribers gets forwarded (mandated by the CRTC) to film producers for Canadian content. It dies on the vine. The finished product goes back to the service providers - no first run in theatres, no sales on DVDs.
The people making this dogcrap need to know the truth about their product so they can change. Canada is making movies much the way a communist country would, and the result is just as watchable. And it's why anyone in Canada with real talent has to haul ass south of the border.