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Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself (2002)

11/08/2002 Comedy, Drama, Romance 1h 51m
66%
User
Score
6.8/10
83%
69/100

Meet a man dying to live

Overview

The strange comedy film of two close brothers; one, Wilbur, who wants to kill himself, and the other, Harbour, who tries to prevent this. When their father dies leaving them his bookstore they meet a woman who makes their lives a bit better yet with a bit more trouble as well.

Lone Scherfig

Director

Anders Thomas Jensen

Screenplay

Top Billed Cast

Jamie Sives

Jamie Sives

Wilbur

Adrian Rawlins

Adrian Rawlins

Harbour

Shirley Henderson

Shirley Henderson

Alice

Lisa McKinlay

Lisa McKinlay

Mary

Mads Mikkelsen

Mads Mikkelsen

Horst

Julia Davis

Julia Davis

Moira

Susan Vidler

Susan Vidler

Sophie

Lorraine McIntosh

Lorraine McIntosh

Ruby

Gordon Brown

Gordon Brown

Wayne

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Reviews

A review by r96sk

Written on October 2, 2023

I enjoyed this one.

<em>'Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself'</em> makes the film sound dark and I guess it does deliver in that sense, though it wasn't <em>as</em> as dark as I thought it might be... there's humour in there, albeit quite dry but I do like that sorta comedic deliver at times.

I don't personally have a favourite from the cast, though that's just because what they all give is just as strong as their co-stars in my eyes. Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins and Shirley Henderson are good value throughout, Henderson would be my pick if I were forced to choose one. Mads Mikkelsen's role is relatively minimal, but he still shows enough....

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