19 Months

19 Months
19 Months
Directed by	Randall Cole
Written by	Randall Cole
Produced by	James Mauro
Starring	Benjamin Ratner; Angela Vint;
Cinematography	Harald Bachmann
Edited by	Kathy Weinkauf
Music by	Danny Friedman
Production; company	Cole/Mauro Productions Inc.
Distributed by	ThinkFilm
Release dates	28 September 2002 (Vancouver); 21 May 2004 (Canada)
Running time	78 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

19 Months is a 2002 Canadian mockumentary film directed by Randall Cole, starring Benjamin Ratner and Angela Vint. It was Cole's directorial debut.

Cast

Benjamin Ratner as Rob
Angela Vint as Melanie
Kari Matchett as Page
Sergio Di Zio as Steve
Carolyn Taylor as Lisa
Marqus Bobesich as Glen
Scott McLaren as The Interviewer
Brooke D'Orsay as Sandy
Tamara Levitt as Drunk Girl 1
Chuck Shamata as Rob's Dad

Release

The film opened in theatres in Canada on 21 May 2004.[1]

Reception

Ken Eisner of Variety called the film "smart" and "highly entertaining" with "funny and provocative results", and praised the performances of the cast.[2] Wendy Banks of Now called the film a "mercilessly funny and astute satire of contemporary relationships."[3]

Katherine Monk of the Vancouver Sun gave the film a rating of 3 stars out of 5, calling it "highly believable", and wrote that the actors "sell every line".[4] Susan Walker of the Toronto Star called the film a "smart script driving some intense performances."[5]

Erin Oke of Exclaim! wrote that the film "offers nothing new or interesting to the genre" and called the characters "unlikeable" and "almost impossible to care about"[6]

References

Farquharson, Vanessa (21 May 2004). "There's nothing really romantic about it". National Post. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
Eisner, Ken (16 October 2002). "19 Months". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
Banks, Wendy. "19 Months". Now. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
Monk, Katherine (21 May 2004). "Wicked freshness to comic romance: Childish behaviour rises like bubbles in a swamp". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
Walker, Susan (21 May 2004). "Breakup flick holds together despite its cheap-date budget". Toronto Star. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
Oke, Erin (May 2004). "19 Months". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

External links

19 Months at IMDb
19 Months at Rotten Tomatoes

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[1] Farquharson, Vanessa (21 May 2004). "There's nothing really romantic about it". National Post. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[2] Eisner, Ken (16 October 2002). "19 Months". Variety. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[3] Banks, Wendy. "19 Months". Now. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005. Retrieved 19 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)

[4] Monk, Katherine (21 May 2004). "Wicked freshness to comic romance: Childish behaviour rises like bubbles in a swamp". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[5] Walker, Susan (21 May 2004). "Breakup flick holds together despite its cheap-date budget". Toronto Star. Retrieved 19 November 2022.

[6] Oke, Erin (May 2004). "19 Months". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 24 May 2007. Retrieved 19 November 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)