You Might as Well Live

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You Might as Well Live
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Film poster
Directed bySimon Ennis
Written by
  • Simon Enni
  • Joshua Peace
Produced by
  • Jonas Bell Pasht
  • Ari Lantos
Starring
CinematographyJonathan Bensimon
Edited byMatt Lyon
Music byDon MacDonald
Production
companies
Distributed byE1 Entertainment
Release dates
  • January 2009 (2009-01)(Sundance)
  • August 28, 2009 (2009-08-28)(Canada)
Running time
78 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

You Might As Well Live is a 2009 Canadian comedy film directed by Simon Ennis. The film stars Joshua Peace as Robert Mutt, an unsuccessful slacker who has just been released from the hospital following a suicide attempt and is on a quest to transform his life after experiencing a vision of baseball legend Clinton Manitoba telling him that the three keys to success in life are to "get money, a girlfriend and a championship ring." The film’s title comes from the poem "Resumé", by Dorothy Parker.

Contents

Cast

Release

Critical reception

On review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 67% based on 6 reviews, and an average rating of 5.5/10. [1]

Variety's Dennis Harvey gave the film a mostly positive review, remarking that the film was "a promising first-feature collaboration for director Simon Ennis and co-writer/star Joshua Peace", and noted that "[w]hile it's seldom uproarious, there's steady amusement". [2] Katherine Monk of the Edmonton Journal called the film an "overlong comedy sketch", but opined that it was redeemed by strong acting. [3]

Accolades

The film's make-up team, Robbi O'Quinn and Leanne Morrison, received a Genie Award nomination for Best Makeup at the 30th Genie Awards. [4]

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References

  1. "You Might as Well Live (2009)". Rotten Tomatoes . Fandango Media . Retrieved August 27, 2019.
  2. Dennis Harvey (September 10, 2009). "Review: 'You Might as Well Live'". Variety . Retrieved March 26, 2017.
  3. "Smart acting redeems overlong comedy sketch". Edmonton Journal , December 11, 2009.
  4. Knegt, Peter (March 2, 2010). "Canada's Genies Toast "Polytechnique," Snub "Mother"". IndieWire . Retrieved August 27, 2019.