JOHN L’ECUYER IN PERSON!
Cited by Geoff Pevere in Toronto on Film as one of the last Toronto films of the Nineties to deal with lower class existence, Curtis’s Charm follows two junkies, Jim (Callum Keith Rennie) and his buddy Curtis (Maurice Dean Wint), as they struggle to stay afloat in a city that would rather ignore them. Convinced that his mother-in-law has laid a voodoo curse on him, Curtis is terrified of everything (including a suspicious looking squirrel) until Jim begins playing along with him. Based on cult writer Jim Carroll’s work, Curtis’s Charm seamlessly transplants the New York-set story to Toronto. Shot in gorgeous black and white by Harald Bachmann, the film finds a near perfect balance of comedy and drama, while remaining emotionally affecting. Rennie and Wint deliver stellar performances.
Rated 14A.
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