Careless (2007)

User Rating:

4.6/10   

Director:

Peter Spears

Writer:

Eric Laster (writer)

Release Date:

2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

An offbeat comedy in the style of "Bottle Rocket" and "After Hours". Wiley Roth finds a severed human finger in his kitchen one night...

Plot Keywords:

Cut Off Finger

Cast

Giuseppe Andrews	...	Young Male Addict
Craig Anton	...	Officer Bill
Rachel Blanchard	...	Cheryl
John Boyd	...	Drunk Guy
Godfrey	...	Sabio
Colin Hanks	...	Wiley Roth
Simon Helberg	...	Stewart
Irwin Keyes	...	Woodsman Bob
David Koechner	...	Lizard
Fran Kranz	...	Mitch
Michael Patrick McGill	...	Neighbor #1
Michael McShane	...	Naked Man
Brian Posehn	...	Officer Fred
Jon Prescott	...	Jimmy
Michael Earl Reid	...	Homeless Man
Tony Shalhoub	...	Mr. Roth
Michael Bailey Smith	...	Neighbor #2
Erin Spencer	...	Drunk Guy's Girlfriend
Patrick Stiven	...	Crossing Guard
Tori White	...	Ann
Grace Zabriskie	...	Adrienne

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Friday Night Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mr. Roth puts the eye patch on Wiley, the strap on the right side is near his forehead. But, when the camera switches to a shot from behind Riley, Mr. Roth takes hold of the strap close to Wiley's ear and moves it up.

Movie Connections:

References "The Rockford Files" (1974)

Good Qirky Film

An offbeat comedy in the style of "Bottle Rocket" and "After Hours".

I had my trepidations about watching this film but I am very happy that I did go and see this film.

Why? In general the cast of this film is very talented especially Colin Hanks as Wiley Roth.

Addtionally the whole plot is just so different from the reprocessed crap that usually comes out of Hollywood.

Wiley Roth(Hanks) finds a severed human finger in his kitchen one night. Understandably freaked out, Wiley and his best friend Mitch try to figure out the mystery of the finger, in a search across Los Angeles that brings them in contact with psychics, ineffectual police, crooked taxidermists, mysterious neighbors who might be on drugs, and a nine-fingered woman named Cheryl who might, improbably, end up being the girl of his dreams.

I would recommend this film to anyone who wants to watch a generally funny and entertaining film.

A well deserved 9 out of 10