Tuesday, June 11, 2024

Hundreds of Beavers (2022)

Sorry, Chris (who recommended it), we could not finish this weird black and white slapstick "story" about a man in the snowy wilds of North America encountering trials and tribulations. Sure to become a cult favorite, it features Ryland Brickson Cole Tews (who co-wrote the script with director Mike Cheslik) as a fur trapper trying to defeat, you guessed it, hundreds of beavers as well as some rabbits, all played by humans in furry costumes. The music by Chris Ryan is not available online. 

Even at a length of 1:50, Jack and I got impatient and switched to something else. Perhaps it would be better as a series in shorter doses. However, Rotten Tomatoes agrees with Chris. See below.

Tews and Cheslik co-wrote one other feature, which Tews directed. Cheslik makes his feature directing and co-writing debut and Ryan has scored three other features, dozens of shorts, and a few TV series.

Unlike us, Rotten Tomatoes' critics are dam well happy about this one, avaeraging 96% and its audiences close behind at 86. We paid Apple TV for the rental on April 30 but did not get our money's worth.

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