Submarine

Format: NTSC

Release Date: 04-10-2011

Details: Amazon.ca Inventive visuals and mordant wit bring freshness to Submarine, a classic coming-of-age story. British schoolboy and social misfit Oliver (Craig Roberts) dreams of grandiose adolescent love with Jordana (Yasmin Paige), a mean girl with tendencies towards pyromania. But as Oliver finds romantic success, he's shocked to discover that his mother (Sally Hawkins, Happy-Go-Lucky) might be having an affair with a sleazy old beau (Paddy Considine, The Bourne Ultimatum)--and Oliver fears that his father (Noah Taylor, Shine) is too passive to do anything about it. Fantasies of easy happiness collide with the difficult choices of reality; Submarine navigates both sides of Oliver's life with comic ingenuity. First-time feature director Richard Ayoade (best known as Moss on The IT Crowd) reveals unexpected skill. Submarine leaps back and forth, its story unfolding in jittering skips and bobs without ever becoming confusing or losing its emotional thread. Hawkins, Considine, and Taylor provide experienced support for Roberts, who fuses both angst and humor into a seamless, convincing performance. --Bret Fetzer

UPC: 065935412717

EAN: 0065935412717

Languages: English

Binding: DVD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood