Wilby Wonderful

Canada has such quirky comedy movies.  Other than sketch comedy I don't find them as broad as some of the stuff I see coming out of America.  They're certainly more about quirky characters than grossout humor.

With an ensemble of Canadian actors, this movie is about a day in the life of island town Wilby.

There's the local cop (Paul Gross) who's having an affair with a single mom (Rebecca Jenkins) whose daughter (Ellen Page) has a clingy boyfriend (I don't see what she sees in him, he seems immature and only interested in sex). The cop's wife (Sandra Oh) is trying to promote the town as a tourist attraction and is more concerned with her work than with her husband (hence his infidelity I guess).  She's been trying to sell a home to the mayor (Maury Chaykin) and the stress of trying to do everything is getting to her. The laid back but dyslexic handyman (Callum Keith Rennie, he ruins a banner by painting "Wilby Wonderful" instead of "Wonderful Wilby") makes a friend by saving a suicide (James Allodi) getting over a marriage breakup, and they become more than friends, if you know what I mean.
This complex web of relationships are depicted in the movie's poster.  Solid acting all around, a good ending when everything and everyone moves into the slots that they belong in.  The people I named are about all that there are in the cast.

Writer/director Daniel MacIvor also has a part as a cop who insists their quiet little town is rampant with drug activity. I know and like almost all of these actors (there seems to be a set group of Canadians who pop up in films again and again). You should check them out.