Gives the audience some fine eye candy, but Douglas Coupland's first foray into the realm of writing for the screen offers little else to recommend it.
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07/08/07
Everything's Gone Green (2007)
69 %
Reviews Counted: 35 Fresh: 24 Rotten:11 Average Rating: 6.6/10
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Set in beautifully photographed Vancouver, Everything's Gone Green is a winsome coming-of-age tale, thanks to a deft script by Douglas Coupland.
Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins
Synopsis: Paulo Costanzo ("40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS", "ROAD TRIP", "JOEY") stars as Ryan, a twentysomething uberslacker who is nonetheless willing to fall into accidental success. After losing his job the same day he is dumped by his yuppie girlfriend, Ryan gets a dispiriting job with a tacky lottery... [More]
Genre: Comedies
Starring: Paulo Costanzo, Peter Kelamis, Seph Song, Susan Hogan, Tom Butler
Reviews
A charming disappointment that retains the elements that make the writer's novels so good without ever bending them into cinematic shape.
07/06/07
Ryan's journey to self-discovery isn't entirely credible, but Costanzo's acting chops are good enough to make you care about him despite any shortcomings in the script
07/03/07
Everything's Gone Green is a romantic comedy/social satire that, on a modest budget, manages to be hip, charming, funny and dressed to kill.
05/17/07
Far more pleasant than having your teeth cleaned but less memorable, Everything's Gone Green is a nice diversion that will get you thinking - about booking a flight to British Columbia.
05/11/07
In outline, EGG is a romantic comedy with a standard genre plot -- good guy tries to win good girl away from bad guy -- but at its center, it's really about a guy trying to ... live in an ethical way even though everyone around him is corrupt.
05/07/07
Too many cute anecdotes prevent it from rising above the throwaway ethos the real Generation X left behind nearly a decade ago when it abruptly got over itself.
05/04/07
Coupland and Fox do a nimble job of incorporating seemingly tangential points that are deceptively relevant to the larger issues.
05/04/07
Top Critic
It's more clever than smart, but Paul Fox directs with the same easygoing attitude of its slacker hero...
05/03/07
There's nothing really wrong about Everything's Gone Green, but there's nothing terribly vital about it either.
04/27/07
Minor pleasures don't come close to compensating for a bloodless film that aims for wry but leaves you merely asking 'why?'
04/27/07
Everything’s Gone Green, the first feature script from noted Canadian author Douglas Coupland, is the ultimate love letter to his native, beloved Vancouver.
04/27/07
Everything's Gone Green is the second feature directed by Paul Fox, who maintains an energetic, lighthearted tone throughout the film, even when the story loses focus at its not-quite-satisfying ending.
04/27/07
[Actor] Costanzo is an appealing and likable young actor who carries the film easily; he gives the impression that he is thinking deeply and mildly amused.
04/26/07
The movie is least successful during literal-minded debates about who's corrupt and who isn't. But Mr. Coupland's screenplay of polarities also makes worthwhile stops to smell the surrealism.
04/23/07
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04/21/07
A gorgeous location, involving characters, and stellar wit add up to one crackerjack comedy.
04/20/07
Layered with odd ideas, cultural references, snappy dialogue, dreamy visuals and charming characters, all of which add to up a refreshingly unironic look at love, life and the desire to just be.
04/20/07
Not quite the call to arms a more highly politicized new generation of kids in their 20s might have in mind, but it’ll do, just about, for a Saturday night cuddled up with your DVD player.
04/19/07
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