Show Me

Show Me (2004)

  • 60% of critics liked it
    (5 reviews)

  • 61% of users liked it
    (852 ratings)

The twentysomething urbanite Sarah (Michelle Nolden, Martha, Inc.) finds her life threatened when a teenage couple, Jackson (Kett Turton, Walking Tall) and Jenna (Katharine Isabelle, Ginger Snaps), kidnap her and drag her off to an isolated, forest-bound cabin in Show Me. Thus begins a series of… More

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R, 1 hr. 37 min.
Directed By
Casandra Nicolaou, Cassandra Nicolaou
Genres
Mystery & Suspense, Drama
In Theaters
Jun 21, 2005 Wide
On DVD
Mar 21, 2006
Wolfe Video

Critic Reviews

  • Susan Walker, Toronto Star

    Touches of authenticity and some savvy acting from the three leads draw the viewer into this first feature from Cassandra Nicolaou.

  • Leah McLaren, Globe and Mail

    This movie is a bad showcase for its actors and for the talents of the filmmaker herself. It's a bad investment for the CFC. And it's bad for the critics who have to suffer through it.

  • Ryan Cracknell, Movie Views

    The premise of Show Me sounds lame, but the end result is something much greater than its plot.

  • Christopher Null, Filmcritic.com

    Nice setup, sounds familiar

  • Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies

    Only a Canadian filmmaker could take something as crackling as a hostage-taking and turn it into a depressive mope-fest.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Antony S


    I saw this as part of a double bill for the London Gay and Lesbian Alliance, which may well be a ma-hoosive spoiler for everyone else. But I was aware of it, so there. Essentially a very indie psycho-sexual thriller, Show Me benefits from the naturalistic performances by the three… More

  • Mark A


    Put the kettle on and let it simmer. That's how this felt to this viewer. Sarah (Michelle Nolden) is trying to get away for an anniversary weekend with her high powered executive lover who gets stuck at the office at the last minute. Stuck in traffic, Sarah falls victim to a… More

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