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A struggling actress and an aspiring playwright pour all of their creative energy into the only paying work they can find: role-playing demonstrations for corporate training seminars. When they book the biggest gig of their careers at a hotel conference, they commence work on their most ambitious production to date.
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| AV ClubIgnatiy VishnevetskyFluorescents' showy camera moves and full-jazz-hands theater-kid dorkiness are a tonic against the excessively muted naturalism that has come to define indie style. |
| ScreenAnarchyErnesto ZelayaAt the very least it has something to say, which makes spending two hours with these two ladies interesting for anyone who's been in their shoes. |
| Globe and MailLola LandekicWarth has created an astonishing calling card - an earnest and entertaining celebration of process and performance, not to mention a tremendous showcase for two homegrown actors on the cusp of greatness. |
| NOW TorontoNorman WilnerI could write another thousand words about why I love Dim The Fluorescents, but it's the kind of thing you need to see for yourself - a singular, fully engaged cinematic work and a cockeyed delight. Just go. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellThe two lead actors, along with Toronto writer/director Daniel Warth and co-writer Miles Barstead, make a virtue out the film's unsteady tone. |
| ScreenAnarchyErnesto Zelaya MiñaroAt the very least it has something to say, which makes spending two hours with these two ladies interesting for anyone who's been in their shoes. |
| New York TimesMonica CastilloMr. Warth, who wrote the screenplay with Miles Barstead, creates a flawed tale of female friendship and the artist's everlasting struggle. Unfortunately, "Dim the Fluorescents" can't keep its story together. |
| Village VoiceTatiana CraineSkwarna and Armstrong's quirky chemistry keeps the lights on in this overlong debut. |
| Original CinLiam LaceyIt's uplifting to discover a debut film so open to showing both its artifice and heart on its sleeve. |
| National PostChris KnightAnd the final scene is a powerhouse; it jolted me out of my somnolence. But if the movie were 30 minutes shorter, I wouldn't have been so sleepy to begin with. |