Hit 'n Strum

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Hit 'n Strum
Directed byKirk Caouette
Written byKirk Caouette
Produced byKirk Caouette
John Cassini
Shawn McLaughlin
Jacqueline Nguyen
Starring
CinematographyPieter Stathis
Edited bySu Fraser
Production
company
4Branch Productions
Release dates
  • 31 March 2012 (2012-03-31)(Canadian Film Festival)
  • 8 March 2013 (2013-03-08)(Canada)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Hit 'n Strum is a 2012 Canadian drama film directed by Kirk Caouette, starring Michelle Harrison and Kirk Caouette.

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Cast

Release

The film opened in theatres on 8 March 2013. [1]

Reception

Chris Knight of the National Post rated the film 2.5 stars out of 4, writing that "The plot may not quite measure up to the music, but taken together, they make a nice duet." [2] Ken Eisner of The Georgia Straight called the film "goodhearted" and "beautifully shot". [1]

Linda Barnard of the Toronto Star rated the film 2 stars out of 4 and wrote that "while the music is good and the scenery, thanks to cinematographer Pieter Stathis’s very capable camerawork, is gorgeous, the story often subs ploys for sympathy in place of inspiration." [3] Liam Lacey of The Globe and Mail called the film a "technically competent but clumsily scripted drama about a legal princess and a musical pauper that loses momentum right after the initial collision." [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 Eisner, Ken (7 March 2013). "Hit 'n Strum is a charming Vancouver-shot feature". The Georgia Straight . Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  2. Knight, Chris (4 April 2013). "Hit 'n Strum, reviewed: A happy, made-in-Canada accident". National Post . Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  3. Barnard, Linda (4 April 2013). "Stuntman gets behind the lens in Hit 'n Strum: review". Toronto Star . Retrieved 4 September 2022.
  4. Lacey, Liam (5 April 2013). "Hit 'n Strum: just a fender-bender on the road to self-awareness". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 4 September 2022.