"Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day" Review - Written by Mathius Mack Gertz

Title: Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day
Review Date: April, 2010
Year: 2009, Canada
Director: Mike Clattenberg
Starring:
Robb Wells ... Ricky
John Paul Tremblay ... Julian
Mike Smith ... Bubbles
John Dunsworth ... Jim Lahey
Jonathan Torrens ... J-Roc
Pat Roach¹ ... Randy
Lucy Decoutere ... Lucy
Sarah E. Dunsworth ... Sarah
MPAA Rating: R
Studio: Topsail Entertainment
Distributor: Screen Media Films
Running time: 102 minutes
Official Website: http://www.trailerparkboysmovie.com/

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day is the second feature length film based
upon the wildly popular Canadian television show of the same name that ran from 2001
to 2008. It has the feel of a Will Farrell movie but lower budget and with a decidedly Canadian feel. If you don’t get the humor, you don’t get the movie. Also, I suspect, if you haven’t been a fan of the show a lot of the innuendo goes right over you.

I have to confess that I didn’t get the film, the story, or the characters. That is not to say it is not funny. My Canadian friends, of which I have a handful, thought it was hysterical but they couldn’t explain why. It is strange to find regional humor so close to me that I have no understanding of. The production values are good and the film is finely produced. While I appreciate most British humor, this is decidedly different and low brow in a unique way.

I would recommend watching it with a Canadian. If nothing else you will enjoy watching them laugh their pants off, even if you don’t get it. I refrain from giving this film a rating and leave it to the audience to decide.