Nothing

Like an Albert Brooks who can't misfire, like a West Coast suburban, post-pubescent Woody Allen, like a Sartre on laughing gas, Aaronson has created a film that will have you floored.

### **Review: *Nothing (2003)*** **Score: 7/10** *Nothing* is a bizarre, philosophically audacious, and surprisingly poignant low-budget Canadian comedy that operates on a premise of pure, surreal logic. Directed by Vincenzo Natali (*Cube*), it follows two chronically miserable best friends, Dave and Andrew, whose lives are a cascade of petty humiliations and cosmic bad luck. When their world literally begins to disappear around them—starting with a pesky talking squirrel—they discover they have a unique, nihilistic power: anything they agree "is nothing" ceases to exist. What begins as a juvenile game of erasing annoyances spirals into an existential crisis as their entire reality threatens to vanish into a void of their own making. **What Works Brilliantly:** * **A High-Concept Premise Executed with Conviction:** The film fully commits to its absurdist, metaphysical rules. The visual effects, while deliberately simple, are effective in portraying the unnerving, clean white void that consumes the world piece by piece. The concept serves as a darkly hilarious metaphor for depression, denial, and the desire to opt out of a painful reality. * **Sharp, Dark Humour & Strong Chemistry:** The lead duo, played by David Hewlett and Andrew Miller, share a convincingly worn-in friendship. Their witty, cynical banter carries the film, making their descent into cosmic negation both…

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