The Nature of Nicholas

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The Nature of Nicholas
Directed byJeff Erbach
Written byJeff Erbach
Produced byJeff Peeler
Len Pendergast
Starring
CinematographyBrian Rougeau
Edited byK. George Godwin
Production
company
Full Stop Films
Release dates
24 August 2002 (Montréal Film Festival)
21 November 2003 (Canada)
Running time
97 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

The Nature of Nicholas is a 2002 Canadian coming-of-age drama film directed by Jeff Erbach, starring Jeff Sutton, David Turnbull and Tom McCamus.

Contents

Cast

Release

The film premiered at the Montreal World Film Festival on 24 August 2002. [1]

Reception

Dennis Harvey of Variety called the film "accomplished if not entirely satisfying". [1] Ryan Cracknell of Film Threat wrote that the film "takes a more in-your-face approach where the transformation into adulthood is looked at with a combination of fear, curiosity and confusion." [2] Ray Conlogue of The Globe and Mail rated the film 2.5 stars out of 4 and wrote that while the film "has its slow patches", and "expects more of his inexperienced lead actor than he can deliver", it is an "honest, and often moving, personal film". [3]

Joe O'Connell of the Austin American-Statesman wrote that "what begins as a compelling coming-of-age story ends with a twisted crime scene of metaphor." [4] Susan Walker of the Toronto Star wrote that while the film "exceedingly slow-paced film that veers wildly between documentary-style naturalism and total improbability." [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 Harvey, Dennis (2 September 2002). "The Nature of Nicholas". Variety . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Cracknell, Ryan (14 March 2003). "THE NATURE OF NICHOLAS". Film Threat . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  3. ↑ Conlogue, Ray (18 August 2003). "The nature of puberty blues". The Globe and Mail . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  4. ↑ O'Connell, Joe (9 March 2003). "'The Nature of Nicholas'". Austin American-Statesman . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
  5. ↑ Walker, Susan (17 August 2003). "Attack of the Prairie zombies". Toronto Star . Retrieved 6 October 2022.
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