![]() I'll leave it to others better versed to explore the individual performances, but to me all the parts are handled skilfully and thoughtfully by competent actors. The film benefited enormously from having a set of fine actors who have gone on to great things in the industry. Only Larry's well-prepared rescuer (Eric?) is equipped to break free of the web. I still think it's well done: we see the induction process operating successfully on a typical unarmed and unresisting victim in the form of David and on a more resistant but still unarmed Larry. ![]() It's helped, perhaps, by the fact that we want to see and understand the raw documentary details as much as we want the story to play out. This film blends its didactic message into a tense storyline with huge skill. Various fundamentalist groups have employed such 'flirty fishing' techniques with terrible effect. I fear for my gender, because for a certain age group of men, a smiling, cajoling Ruthie can get almost anything. Of all these influences I find the character of Ruthie perhaps the most frightening and effective: cute as a button, shining with enthusiasm and energy, playful, flirtatious, controlling, prettily wheedling - and totally dedicated to bringing in new freshly-emptied heads for 'Father'. They simply wouldn't have the time to realise that they *want* to resist. The sleep deprivation, constant presence of others, constant barrage of reinforcing messages, powerful peer pressure and not a moment available to think - I don't believe anyone could resist. The process is brilliant, diabolical and irresistible. The most profound lesson for me is the clear message that NO-ONE, no matter how cynical and initially unsympathetic, would be able to resist the methods this group employs to suck in new inductees - provided only that they are unaware in advance of what is going on. Webber is a long-time officer of the Royal Canadian Legion and a past officer of the Sunshine Coast Salmon Enhancement Society.This film should be required viewing for anyone who believes in Free Will, or that Individual Liberties are all that matters. He's caught some fish, released many more, raised some children and built a few houses. Nearly twenty years ago, Webber moved to a small rural community northwest of Vancouver, surrounded by some of the finest salmon fishing beaches in the world. He has received three Gemini Award nominations, one Genie Award nomination, and (now) four Leo Award nominations (most recently for Hallmark Channel's "Cedar Cove"), including a win for his work on "Cold Squad." Some feature film highlights are: "The Grey Fox," "Ticket to Heaven," "The Wars," "One Magic Christmas," "My Father's Angel" (Genie Award Nominee), "Married Life" and most recently, "Seventh Son," where he was fortunate to work with one of his longtime heroes, Jeff Bridges. He spent six years on the iconic hit series "North of 60," was a regular on "Men In Trees" and recently concluded his third season on the CBC series, "Arctic Air." Three episodes of "X-Files," "Stargate," "Twilight Zone," "DaVinci's Inquest" and too many more to list, have all had the alleged benefits of his talents. In television he has worked on many series in Montréal, Toronto, Vancouver and Calgary. Highlights include: Warm Wind in China at the Neptune Theatre in Halifax, Gulls at Festival Antigonish and most recently, Mourning Dove for GCTC in Ottawa. He has worked on hundreds of television episodics and mini-series, scores of feature films and even found time to squeeze in some theatre. Thirty-five years later he looks back on a career that, despite some lean years, has served him well. What followed were three years at the Dome Theatre School in Montreal.Īfter graduation, he began plying his trade during the then-infancy of the film and television industry in Canada. While both paths promised rewarding journeys of the heart and spirit, the transition to the more dramatic of the two was swift and certain. While considering following in the footsteps of his forefathers, he took the fateful step of joining an amateur theatre company at Memorial University of Newfoundland. This, he feels, has served him well in his chosen profession. Son (and grandson) of a preacher, he managed to glean a fine classical education (including latin and greek), starting with memorizing large tracts of the King James Version. When he was two, his family returned to the east coast, where he stayed until he was twenty. far from the maritime homelands), scion of a Nova Scotian mother and a Newfoundland father.
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