Harpoon

Let's get this out of the way, I love films that force you to empathize with unlikable characters. We all have nasty traits that we hide from the world and it's a relief to see those traits amplified on the big screen - which Harpoon does perfectly. Beginning with a terrifically nasty opening scene and ending with a beautifully cynical punchline, Harpoon is a one wild (boat) ride that you should certainly take.

The idea, to story, the actors and their acting is excellent. The narration by Brett Gelman is extremely anoying as he is in most of his roles. Disturbed the flow of the story extremely. Based upon the nice violent plot and the excellent acting this movie deserves an 8/10. But the narration is so bad and off-putting that it made me fastforward when he started talking. Hence the low rating.

This was surprisingly good. It's not laugh-out-loud hilarious for the most part but maintains a dark comedy throughout, never taking itself too seriously. It's snappy and fast-paced. I sat down expecting to watch maybe 20 minutes and finish it later and ended up watching the entire thing. I found it to be quite original. Things aren't exactly as they seem which keeps it interesting right up until the end. I definitely recommend if you can handle the violence and the gore, which is sometimes quite shocking.

Three "friends" each with secrets they would prefer the others not to know, one weekend at sea on a pleasure boat, oh and a harpoon no SpearGun ... what can go wrong. Well so much that you would not believe, all delivered with impeccable timing, huge amounts of black humour, a fair bit of blood and a very witty narration. A wonderfully dark and twisted comedy.

This is a beauty! It's got love, and friendship, trust, and betrayal. It's the most intense "ship adrift" movie that I have ever seen. It takes human desires and failings, and exposes their underside. Three people on a boat and not ONE boring minute. It flows seamlessly until the end. Great acting, and writing, and for a change, an original story. Give it your complete attention. You won't see another film this good for awhile.