Parsley Days (2000) Reviews

• wonderful!

  brooklynbeetle2005-09-11

  i love this film - it is unpretentious, disarming, and funny. the purposeful, constructed quality of the color palette, wardrobe, framing, sets and locations strangely produces a moving, natural and real result. the film is funny and goofy and sweet, and i was so pleasantly surprised (and indeed shocked) by the end that it reminded me of what is possible in film (oh yeah, not everything has to be predictable and saccharine and completely driven by Hollywood's bizarre movie logic). PARSLEY DAYS is extremely unusual - it is not a movie inspired by or about other movies - instead it's about some of the strange, incongruous, difficult and beautiful parts of life that are rarely seen in the cinema. wonderful. i am excited to see the director's next film LOVE THAT BOY.

• Absolutely Putrid

  thehoof12003-08-03

  This is really one of the most boring and useless movies I have ever had the displeasure of viewing. Generally speaking, I enjoy it when film makers expose a fringe subculture that is basically unknown to the general viewing audience. However, in the case of this klunky flick, that subculture is so intensely boring, so contrived, so unbearably drab and elitist that the film becomes almost unwatchable. Unless you are completely turned on by androgynous and asexual, white, thirty-something maritimers who wear vintage clothing, ride refurbished bicycles, and who enjoy long directionless conversations in a stilted and emotionless vernacular, than this is not the movie for you. Nothing about this movie seemed real or important, and I found it impossible to relate to anyone or anything within it. To sum it up, Parsley Days made me feel like I was lying in a patch of dirt, in a stranger's backyard, wrapped in a cold, wet, musty smelling towel, while eating a bowl of plain white tofu, and listening to Ani DiFranco. Avoid this movie.

• Refreshingly anti-romantic, yet warm.

  Jawsphobia2001-05-15

  I attended an opening day screening in Toronto. I gave it a ten. I had some tension going into it because of the humor the movie draws from its lead character using parsley as a home remedy for pregnancy. But my own politics aside, I had to admit the film was well done and generates a strong sense of place. The presentation caused me to let down my guard and just get into the story. Even though I think the main character is the type to run screaming from, I had some empathy for many of her feelings as the people around her inadvertently "rub it in." What made the film outstanding for me was the control of craft the writer-director Andrea Dorfman displayed. I look forward to more features from her. If you liked New Waterford Girl and Chasing Amy, see Parsley Days.

• Not as good as sequel

  ryanmacneill2006-11-14

  This movie was terrible compared to the sequel. The sequel actually made sense and was interesting. I never laughed so much in my life when Kate got what she had coming to her in the end of the sequel. But in this one, I thought I was going to die just watching it. Don't get me wrong, this movie did have some good moments, because why else would a sequel have been made. If you saw this movie and hated it, then you can redeem those two hours of your life by watching the amazing sequel on youtube.com. Just search for parsley days and click on "the return". It will not disappoint. If you haven't seen this movie and want to, then save two hours and watch the five minute sequel. -Parsley Days: The Return Fan

• Exceptional Canadian Crap

  colermestoopid2013-08-13

  A new low for pathetic Canadian Movies. When first viewing this film, one would have thought it was filmed in the 70's. It is hard to believe it was made in 2000. Terrible acting, weak plot, horrific cinema photography. My budget for doing renos on my garden shed had to be more than what was set aside for this film. Having said that, as a taxpayer, I cannot believe that grants continue to be handed out for garbage like this. No wonder it plays at 5:00 am ... even on Canadian channels. Eat Me 420