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High Life

2009 · 1h 20m · R Comedy, Crime
Directed by Gary Yates

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Overview

It's 1983, and hopeless junkie Dick gets an unwelcome visit from the past - his seriously sleazy former cellmate, Bug, to be precise. Bug requires a crash course in the 80s: different music, different drugs, and machines in walls that dispense money. The latter development gives Dick an idea.

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80%
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Fresh

High Life is filled with surprising, artful flourishes.

Stephen Cole, Globe and Mail
Fresh

The plot gets twisted but the direction by Yates never does. He finds the humour in a desperate situation. It's hard to hate or even despise Dick and his stooges, because you can sense how needy they are.

Peter Howell, Toronto Star

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