Week 15: A Dog's Breakfast

"In this offbeat comedy - a U.S./Canadian co-production - Patrick (David Hewlett) is an eccentric and socially inept man who lives alone in his parents' rural Washington state house with just his pet dog, Mars, for company. One of the few members of his family who shows much concern for him is his sister Marilyn (Kate Hewlett, David's real life sibling), and he's delighted when she stops by to pay a visit - a little too delighted, as he feels extremely possessive of her on an almost unhealthy level. Marilyn works as a make-up artist on a science fiction television series, and accompanying her is her fiance, the genial actor Ryan (Paul McGillion) -- a cast member on the same series. Despite Ryan's attempts to get off on good footing, Patrick immediately starts scheming and plotting the young man's murder, but he botches the majority of attempts and frequently only succeeds in injuring himself. When Ryan accidentally dies, Patrick realizes that Marilyn will inevitably blame him for it and read the death as deliberate. He buries the body and cooks up some phony reasons for Ryan's disappearance; problem is, the corpse mysteriously keeps getting exhumed - or does it? It isn't quite clear if what is happening is actually happening or if Patrick is merely hallucinating. Leading man David Hewlett made his directorial debut with A Dog's Breakfast, in addition to writing the film's screenplay. "

"I would say Hewlett has a unique sense of humor if British slapstick didn't exist.  Worst murderer ever. What would happen if attempt 1-4 had actually succeeded? Haha, that all went according to plan. Hewlett got less than he deserved, the love birds had their laugh. I love a good story where the gutsy protagonist triumphs. Well done, Mars."

3 / 5 thrusters and a steamy bowl of man meat

"A dog’s breakfast? More like… a frog’s buttfist, GET IT?!?!?

This movie is like The Usual Suspects except with less production quality and worse actors.  This story has 1 sane, believable character surrounded by a cross-dressing Canadian and his sick perverted fiancé. And I use sane loosely, because he’s also the same count who eats 6 bowls of cereal for breakfast. In fact, no one is believable in this story, but I guess that’s what you get when the REAL writers are on strike."

3 out of 5 thrusters and then another thruster, but then minus that same thruster. So three total thrusters.

"I admit most of the reason I like this movie is because I really like the Stargate series. Dr Rodney McKay is my favorite character on Stargate Atlantis. But I did think the movie was cute on its own."

3 / 5 thrusters and some kibbles and bits

"It’s one of those movies you have to stick with until the end. I enjoyed the first third, it lost me on the second, but I loved the final portion. The story is just witty enough not to make you turn it off all the way through. It wasn't what I expected, but I’ll give it an extra thruster for the most exceptional use of a Loverboy poster of all time."

2.5 / 5 Thrusters

"I would have liked this as a 15 minute short, didn't need an hour long build up to a punchline."

1.1 / 5 thrusters