Anna Friel, Caroline Dhavernas, Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson and Kevin Pollak head the cast in this twisted indie comedy that follows a collection of self-serving misfits who call the low-rent, fleabag Niagara Motel home. Among the colorful chara...( read more  read more... )cters whose lives intersect are a pretty but obtuse waitress (Caroline Dhavernas), a professional couple (Wendy Crewson and Peter Keleghan) experiencing a run of bad luck and a slimy purveyor of pornography (Pollak).

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Unrated, 88 min.

Directed by: Gary Yates

Release Date: April 3, 2006

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DVD Release Date: February 5, 2008

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  • July 15, 2008
    It's movies like this that make me avoid "comidies".
  • March 13, 2008
    A movie about some people who are staying or living at a dumpy Niagara Falls motel or eating at a nearby diner. Everyone has problems of some sort, and the movie deals with their lives. I didn't mind the acting, but I thought the writing left a lot to be desired. Each of their...( read more) stories were not connected enough and sort of ho-hum.
  • September 16, 2008
    The poster says "extremely funny," I guess I must have missed that part, even though I watched the whole thing. It's one of those depressing doesn't really go anywhere, but it doesn't matter that it doesn't go anywhere, independent films.
  • October 18, 2008
    Labeled as a comedy, but I didn't seem to find very many things comedic about it.
  • December 13, 2007
    good cast.starts interesting story falls apart i fell asleep in last ten minutes that should tell you something.
  • July 1, 2007
    Dark Comedy portraying the lifes of individuals who all check in to the Niagra Hotel,each one of them facing a personal struggle either with themselves or their partners.
    Anna Friel gives an excellent performance as the recovering addict trying to win back her child from welfare...( read more) along with other dissfunctional characters who are also trying to put their lives back on track.
  • March 4, 2007
    I found this to be a strange film, but frig I loved it. It was great for me to see as I had just gotten back from Niagara Falls. Luckily, I stayed in a much nice place than this motel. Funny movie.
  • December 19, 2006
    Decent acting, but just a little too weird. Yes, even for me.

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