Warning: Spoiler Alert Staring watching this movie last night on cable as there was nothing else to watch and did not know what to expect. I'm not a Randy Quaid fan by any means but I thought he did a brilliant job with this character but have to say the Australian accent could have been left out. Really the reason I watched it was for Jay Baruchel, I've watched this kid since the middle of the 90's and always thought we was a great actor well he did not let me down with this movie, he really brought Andy to life and into his world of gambling (the addict part), Reuben, you can see he has a soft spot for Andy even telling him what he did for him when he first starting borrowing money for his addiction.The movie is not action packed like the rest of Hollywood's movies, in fact it was filmed in Hamilton, ON, and the real interaction between Andy and Reuben takes place 90% of time in Reuben's car but the dialogue between both characters was very well written and you really feel for Andy's character so much so that the last 15 minutes of the movie you're on the edge of your seat thinking Reuben will not do what he was asked to do to this poor kid and at the very last second you realize really what Reuben was trying to do with Andy.The part where they visit Andy's grandmother was comical to say the least, especially the part about the cat, wow grandma sure knows how to play with the best of them.A definite watch

Very curious movie. Several times I considered turning it off, but something kept me watching. I saw it on Netflix streaming movies.Randy Quaid is Reuban, we don't learn anything about his background but we do observe that he speaks with an Australian accent. He seems to work for a loan shark, as an enforcer. He makes sure debts get paid back.This day he is observing a ratty corner store where we see Jay Baruchel as Andy Hayes buying scratch-off lottery tickets and, once again, comes up empty handed. As he leaves the store Reuban drives up to intercept him. Seems that not only is Andy a bad, compulsive gambler, he has not gotten in debt to the tune of $68,000 and has no apparent way to pay it back. Reuban tells Andy that if he can't pay back the money by 3PM, he may not survive the day. So he asks Andy, where do you want to go, what do you want to see.Except for a small scene at his grandma's house, the movie is pretty much Reuban and Andy driving around, and talking. I enjoyed it at some level, both Quaid and Baruchel are excellent, but overall I can't give this movie a high rating or a recommendation.SPOILERS: At the end of the riding Reuban takes Andy to a secluded place, they get out of the car, Reuban pulls out a gun, tells Andy "this is it" and we hear a gunshot. Reuban has developed an incurable cancer, he shoots and kills himself, leaves an envelope titled "ANDY" and inside is a check for $68,000 so that Andy can get a fresh start. Was Reuban really Andy dad? We don't really know why Reuban has taken sympathy on Andy.

I saw the 87-minute version of this film on The Movie Network.If you don't guess the ending of this film in the first 10 or so minutes, then you're not thinking very hard.Also, as other commentors have noted, the wandering Australian-American-British accent sported by Quaid is extremely distracting from the film, in a really bad way. What was the point of that? There is no need for the character to be Australian, or to have an Australian accent. But there are plenty of actual Australian actors who could have done the job well, if the accent is important. Were they all unavailable? But I absolutely commend the filmmakers on being reasonably honest with their film. They don't hide the Canadian setting, or try to make it look like some generic US city (except for the bizarre license plate from no jurisdiction ... what's up with that?). It's so refreshing, and this is what we need to see more of in English Canadian cinema.It could even be an OK film, except for that accent, and the too-obvious ending. Better luck next time, folks. I actually am looking forward to your next effort, despite the negative review.

Look this film is pretty good. But as an Australian i have to say this. Randy Quaids accent was awful! It confused me why an American was playing an Australian in a Canadian setting? Why did he have to do the ridiculous accent? Why couldn't he be from the states why Australian? He's a good actor.I have loved him since "vacation". The movie is clever and the end is good. There is some great scenery and i got a good feel for the Canadian winter. I enjoy a well written film and this was the only thing was the awful accent. I suppose as an Australian it was that bad. I really couldn't get into the movie because of the crap accent...and that's a shame.