The Rest of Us (film)

The Rest of Us is a 2019 Canadian drama film, directed by Aisling Chin-Yee. The film stars Heather Graham as a single mother who reluctantly takes in her ex-husband's second wife as a houseguest after his untimely death leaves his new family homeless. It also stars Jodi Balfour, Sophie Nélisse and Abigail Pniowsky.

The Rest of Us
Film poster
Directed byAisling Chin-Yee
Produced byEmma Fleury
Katie Bird Nolan
Lindsay Tapscott
William Woods
Written byAlanna Francis
StarringHeather Graham
Jodi Balfour
Sophie Nélisse
Abigail Pniowsky
CinematographyDaniel Grant
Edited byVéronique Barbe
Aisling Chin-Yee
Production
company
Babe Nation Films
Woods Entertainment
Distributed bylevelFILM
Release date
  • September 6, 2019 (2019-09-06) (TIFF)
Running time
80 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] and was acquired by levelFILM for Canadian distribution.[2]

Cast

Production

The film was shot in North Bay, Ontario in 2018.[3]

Critical reception

On the review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 90%, based on ten reviews, with an average rating of 7.38/10.[4]

The Hollywood Reporter's Sheri Linden praised the film as "sharply written and sensitively played."[5] NOW Magazine's Norman Wilner called it "a small, delicate drama – maybe too small, since the 80-minute running time has the effect of compressing certain emotional beats," but concluded that "it’s not a bad thing when a film leaves you wishing it were longer."[6] Exclaim!'s Alex Hudson agreed that the short runtime didn't benefit the story, but wrote, "as a small-scale examination of a unique form of grief, it packs a lot of emotional complexity into a small package."[7]

References
  1. Smith, Justine (September 6, 2019). "The strength of this year's Canadian lineup comes from TIFF's focus on fresh and innovative young voices". National Post. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  2. Townsend, Kelly (August 21, 2019). "levelFILM picks up rights to White Lie, The Rest of Us". Playback. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  3. Ulrichsen, Heidi (September 18, 2019). "Cinéfest Friday gala film: 'The Rest of Us' explores female relationships (plus a cameo from North Bay's shadflies)". Sudbury.com. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  4. "The Rest of Us (2020)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
  5. Linden, Sheri (January 23, 2020). "'The Rest of Us': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  6. Wilner, Norman (August 28, 2019). "TIFF review: The Rest Of Us". NOW Magazine. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
  7. Hudson, Alex (September 9, 2019). "'The Rest of Us' Is a Compelling Examination of Unlikely Friendships". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 3, 2020.
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