A splendid example of what imagination can do with formula genre material.

What makes this film enjoyable is its clever, often subversive script and its surprisingly good actors for a low-budget Canadian movie.

Bruce Pittman, the director, and Ron Oliver, who wrote the screenplay, have constructed the movie as if it were a gourmet banquet for toddlers. From the first course to the last, it's all ice cream.

For all the filmmakers' deftness with story and visual style, it's a shame they didn't apply their talents to something more original.