Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself

Name: Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: March 12, 2004
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 69
Cast: Adrian Rawlins, Jamie Sives, Lisa McKinlay, Shirley Henderson

2004

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THINKFilm | Release Date: March 12, 2004 | R

Starring: Adrian Rawlins, Jamie Sives, Lisa McKinlay, Shirley Henderson

Summary: The story of two brothers who inherit a used bookstore in Glasgow.

Director: Lone Scherfig

Genre(s): Drama, Comedy

Rating: R

Runtime: 109 min

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Lisa Nesselson

Given its impressive balance of charm and bite, it looks like anything but suicide. Read full review

Ann Hornaday

What makes Wilbur worth watching are its smaller bits: Mads Mikkelsen's hilarious performance as a taciturn psychiatrist and Julia Davis's equally funny portrayal of a needy group therapy counselor. Read full review

Sheri Linden

The central trio of actors deliver engaging, pitch-perfect work. Read full review

Steven Rea

It's the dynamic between the three leads, Rawlins, Sives and Henderson - and the young McKinlay, who's like a miniature Shirley Henderson - that is this oddball and bittersweet story's pulsing heart. Read full review

Marc Mohan

A distancing cynicism has been slathered over the story's maudlin core, with the hope perhaps that between these two conventional extremes resides a genuine emotional truth. That may be the case, but "Wilbur" doesn't quite get to it. Read full review

Dallas Observer Bill Gallo

A mood-switching meditation on love and death that goes out of its way to yank our chains. Read full review

Owen Gleiberman

Too chicly depressive -- and, for the most part, too dull -- to bear. Read full review

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Aug 26, 2005

This film was on Sky tonight at 2 O'Clock in the morning. It's just finished at 10 to 4 and I couldn't go to bed until the end. It's subtle humour raises a smile but, it's the acting that holds you to the end. I then had to check it out on the net so all I can say This film was on Sky tonight at 2 O'Clock in the morning. It's just finished at 10 to 4 and I couldn't go to bed until the end. It's subtle humour raises a smile but, it's the acting that holds you to the end. I then had to check it out on the net so all I can say is, it needs to be watched. Perhaps it strikes a chord for some unknown reason as the story is close to the human heart and, you wonder what you would do in any one of the characters positions. Had me well and truly gripped and there aren't many films I can say that about. I only half recognised one of the actors yet I stayed up to stupid in the morning to watch it. Fell in love with Shirley Henderson as an actress, adored young Lisa McKinlay, hated Jamie Sives then changed my mind, wished I could be as brave as Adrian Rawlins. I'm out to buy the DVD tomorrow and force the rest of the family to watch it! Why didn't I hear about this film before? I am now going to keep abreast of all the new films being released. Thank you to all who took part in this movie.… Expand

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