
When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on - until the deceased's son shows up at her door and it becomes clear that the past is not easily forgotten.... (Full plot summary below)
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When Valerie returns home from prison years after killing her neighbour in an apparent drunk driving accident, she wants nothing more than to move on - until the deceased's son shows up at her door and it becomes clear that the past is not easily forgotten.
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| The Film StageJared MobarakDespite palpable weight exposing dark horror more atrocious than the known tragedy connecting [them], the characters' ability to make us laugh confirms their authenticity. |
| The GateAndrew ParkerThere isn't an ounce of fat on Cardinals... Every sequence is in service of the story and themes. Every exceptionally crafted performance is laser focused on the material. |
| Original CinJim SlotekMcCarthy's performance literally IS the film. In a script that clues the audience in on a need-to-know basis, she communicates waves of quiet dignity, pain, love, self-sacrifice and resignation. |
| What She SaidAnne BrodieCardinal is the film equivalent of the Southern Ontario Gothic literary genre with its moral decay and realism and the introduction of evil in context of the setting. |
| National PostChris KnightResponsibility is the film's watchword, and if you want to know who among the cast and crew is responsible for its quality, the answer is simple; everyone. |
| Globe and MailBrad WheelerNot everything works here - the characters' behavior and reactions don't always ring true - but Cardinals mostly succeeds as an efficient, tight-lipped film that does a lot with a little. |
| Georgia StraightCraig TakeuchiA finely wrought feature debut by filmmakers Grayson Moore and Aidan Shipley. |
| Reel Film ReviewsDavid NusairCardinals closes on an anticlimactic note that's rather emblematic of the narrative's half-baked nature. |
| NOW TorontoSusan G. ColeDespite an arresting first shot, this debut feature epitomizes Canadian cinema at its most frustrating: great performances in a slim script, only adequately brought to the screen. |
| User ReviewIris BIt was an excellent movie, interesting topic. However, it lost its appeal for it was way tooooo slow. These kind of directors need to understand that to someone who pretty much figured out what the motive for the intentional murder was, all of the consequent dialogs and scenes need to justify said murder in a very strong way. |