Waydowntown

2002 "Welcome to life at the bottom of the food chain."
6.7| 1h24m| en
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Four young office workers have a bet going to see who can last the longest without going outside. In the maze that is the downtown core of a large city, glass skywalks connect apartment buildings, office towers and shopping malls. Its day 28 of the bet and over the lunch hour, as the office prepares for the company founder's retirement party, things start to seriously unravel.

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BelSports This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Mandeep Tyson The acting in this movie is really good.
Candida It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.
Logan By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.
psychobillygrl13 Just by chance I picked this movie up about 6 months ago. I loved it. The plot is simple, a group of co workers make a bet as who can stay inside the longest. As the film progresses the use of camera shots and split screen suggest the "walls are closing in" feeling of claustrophobia. It is a wonderfully quirky movie, subtly funny - which is nice, because slap-you-in-the-face humor is getting quite old now a days. The film hits home because the acting is realistic. There aren't perfect one-liners constantly spewed out by the lead character set up by pointless dialog on the part of the supporting characters. The conversations are realistic and awkward at times - you end up feeling you're trapped inside too.
Chimale1025 This is one of those film school reject affectations by a director who should know better. Blurry insipid images show a world that really isn't that interesting about people that really don't matter. A real time waster. I wouldn't be reviewing it if so IFC and Sundance weren't hyping it so much.
Ash (extreme_sugar) I saw this movie in my grade 10 English class and thought it was awesome! I loved the characters quirky character flaws and thought it had the perfect mixture of suspense and grotesque thrills. I also got to meet the film maker Gary Burns when he came to visit my English and Broadcasting classes and I must say that he is SO nice and gave us all some insight to the world of film making and writing.I think Gary Burns' style is very unique and interesting because of everything he puts into his characters. They seem real, like they could be the person next to you on the bus heading downtown. Another Gary Burns film I've seen is Kitchen Party, which, while different, has the same charming effect that Waydowntown brought to the film world.
javanee I bought this movie for $ 0.99 in the bargain bin at Blockbuster. (At that price, the only thing a guy can waste on a movie such as this is the time it takes to watch it.) It was not a waste of time. It is kind of an odd movie. It seems to be struggling to be some kind of "arty" film, but doesn't really succeed that well. It is kind of rough around the edges, but I like seeing unfamiliar actors do their thing. Some pretty funny parts in amongst the wierdness. I do not regret buying this movie for a dollar and will probably watch it at least one more time.