Red Rover (film)

Red Rover
Red Rover
Directed by	Shane Belcourt
Written by	Shane Belcourt; Duane Murray
Produced by	Shane Belcourt; Duane Murray
Starring	Kristian Bruun; Cara Gee
Cinematography	Shane Belcourt
Edited by	Luke Higginson
Music by	Anthony William Wallace
Production; company	The Story Attic
Release date	November 30, 2018 (Whistler);
Running time	100 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Red Rover is a 2018 Canadian science fiction romantic comedy film, directed by Shane Belcourt.^[1] The film stars Kristian Bruun as Damon, a depressed and lonely geologist who decides that the solution to his problems is to apply for a Mars to Stay mission, when he meets and falls in love with Phoebe (Cara Gee), a musician who is involved in the promotional campaign to solicit mission volunteers.^[2]

The cast also includes Meghan Heffern, Anna Hopkins, Morgan David Jones, Joshua Peace, Laura Wilson and Sugith Varughese.

The film premiered on November 13, 2018 at the Whistler Film Festival,^[3] and was screened at the 2019 Canadian Film Festival,^[4] before being released commercially in 2020.^[1]

Critical response

Several critics, including Chris Knight of the National Post^[1] and Barry Hertz of The Globe and Mail,^[5] criticized the film for resurrecting the Manic Pixie Dream Girl trope popular in independent films of the early 2010s.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Chris Knight, "Romantic comedy is rocket science in Red Rover". National Post, May 14, 2020.
^ Liam Lacey, "Red Rover: 'Meeting cute' while planning the ultimate in self-isolation on Mars". Original Cin, May 12, 2020.
^ Victor Stiff, "Whistler Film Festival Unveils Its 2018 Slate". That Shelf, November 2, 2018.
^ Andrew Parker, "Canadian Film Fest Review: Red Rover". TheGATE.ca, March 18, 2019.
^ Barry Hertz, "Canadian rom-com Red Rover resurrects the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, with unbearably quirky results". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 2020.

External links

Red Rover at IMDb

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[knight-1] Chris Knight, "Romantic comedy is rocket science in Red Rover". National Post, May 14, 2020.

[2] Liam Lacey, "Red Rover: 'Meeting cute' while planning the ultimate in self-isolation on Mars". Original Cin, May 12, 2020.

[3] Victor Stiff, "Whistler Film Festival Unveils Its 2018 Slate". That Shelf, November 2, 2018.

[4] Andrew Parker, "Canadian Film Fest Review: Red Rover". TheGATE.ca, March 18, 2019.

[5] Barry Hertz, "Canadian rom-com Red Rover resurrects the Manic Pixie Dream Girl, with unbearably quirky results". The Globe and Mail, May 11, 2020.

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