
Michael Brown's birthday begins with a telephone call from his estranged, drug addicted brother Tobey. Tobey is totally unaware that it is his older brother's birthday, but he is very aware that his car is broken, and he begs Michael to drive him on various apparently legitimate, vital errands. As Bruce Springsteen has astutely noted, "a man who turns his back on his family just ain't no good". So Michael puts off his seemingly romantic birthday plans, and with his brother em... (Full plot summary below)
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Michael Brown's birthday begins with a telephone call from his estranged, drug addicted brother Tobey. Tobey is totally unaware that it is his older brother's birthday, but he is very aware that his car is broken, and he begs Michael to drive him on various apparently legitimate, vital errands. As Bruce Springsteen has astutely noted, "a man who turns his back on his family just ain't no good". So Michael puts off his seemingly romantic birthday plans, and with his brother embarks on a sketchy, meandering day long odyssey though the mysteries of Los Angeles County. As the day wears on, it becomes clear that this drive will lead them to some very unexpected destinations.
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| Eye for FilmAnton BitelIf genre demands that this sort of story should finish in fraternal reconciliation and a never-ending horizon of happiness, Bissonnette prefers to brake and reverse - and the result, though surprising, feels all the more true to life. |
| Daily Telegraph (UK)Tim RobeyHere's one of those shuffling, slovenly American indies that can seem vain and inconsequential, or inviting and oddly profound, depending on the talent involved. |
| ViewLondonMatthew TurnerEnjoyable, well directed indie road movie that's by turns laugh-out-loud funny and quietly moving, thanks to a sharply written, nicely observed script and pair of pitch-perfect performances from Adam Scott and Joel Bissonnette. |
| Empire MagazineNev PierceA joy from start to finish. Bissonnette has crafted a unique, funny indie. |
| Jam! MoviesJim SlotekAn intriguing and funny ride that doesn't hit you over the head trying to be one thing or another. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellBissonnette achieves a hypnotic effect with Passenger Side. L.A. slides by in a daze, at once inviting and threatening. Michael and Tobey are just two Canadian dreamers in a city where dreams often die. |
| Total FilmTom DawsonThere's nothing earth-shattering here, but the acting's credible and the wrap-up unexpected. |
| Little White LiesAdam WoodwardBissonnette sidesteps the pitfalls of the indie road movie in some style. |
| London Evening StandardDerek MalcolmThe siblings are a bit like Sense and Sensibility's Elinor and Marianne: quaint but somehow universal. |
| What CultureShaun MunroPassenger Side is strictly a chamber piece. That chamber just happens to be the bustling, visually diverse landscape of Los Angeles. |