You Might as Well Live (2008)
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67% of critics liked it
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60% of users liked it
(116 ratings)
A certified loser sets out to prove that he's "a real somebody" by procuring the three items that his childhood hero claims every winner has in this morbid comedy from writer/director Simon R. Ennis. Hard as he may try, Robert R. Mutt (Joshua Pearce) can never catch an even break;… More A certified loser sets out to prove that he's "a real somebody" by procuring the three items that his childhood hero claims every winner has in this morbid comedy from writer/director Simon R. Ennis. Hard as he may try, Robert R. Mutt (Joshua Pearce) can never catch an even break; after failing to take his own life, he's kicked out of Riverside Mental Hospital for being too happy. Desperate to live up to his potential and prove that he's not a loser, Robert seeks out the advice of former local baseball superstar Clinton Manitoba (Michael Madsen). According to Clinton, there are three things a man needs to be whole: a woman, a nice wad of cash, and a championship ring. In no time, Robert has gotten mixed up in the drug racket, hooked-up with a roller-skating transvestite, and entered into an air hockey tournament. It may not be the most conventional path to success, but perhaps if Robert can stay true to his goal he can finally prove that he isn't the biggest nitwit in town. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- Directed By
- Simon Ennis
- Genres
- Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Jun 5, 2009 Wide
- Studio
- Maximum Films
Critic Reviews
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Dennis Harvey, Variety
While it's seldom uproarious, there's steady amusement in the luckless protag's rise from universally proclaimed "biggest douchebag" to ... well, anything would be an improvement.
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Jennie Punter, Globe and Mail
A tightly scripted comedy on the fast track to a very twisted happy ending.
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Jason Anderson, Toronto Star
No recent Canadian movie so richly deserves a dedicated cult of admirers as You Might As Well Live.
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David Nusair, Reel Film Reviews
It's clear right from the get-go that You Might As Well Live has been designed to appeal to a very specific sense of humor...
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Jim Slotek, Jam! Movies
The entire experience of You Might As Well Live is like one of those "Dark Comedy" nights at a sketch club, written on the fly by the most demented people in the room.
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Cast
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Joshua Peace
as Robert R. Mutt
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Michael Madsen
as Clinton Manitoba
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Stephen McHattie
as Fred Steinke
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Dov Tiefenbach
as Hershey Hershenfield
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Kristen Hager
as Cookie De Whitt
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Liane Balaban
as Edna Kemperton
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Clark Johnson
as George the Orderly
