An Insignificant Harvey

Released Apr 1, 2011

1 hr. 19 min.

Drama

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A little person who is a janitor finds that his life has changed after he finds a husky puppy and falls in love with an exotic dancer.

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It turns out that most people are broken. Sometimes on the inside and sometimes on the outside. You should watch this gentle film.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/19/23

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Audience Member

Found it a bit boring and predictable, to be honest. Good effort on directing and acting although both a little rough around the edges. Story needed work.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

01/29/23

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Audience Member

Unique and brilliant screenwriting and acting. Did the critics go to the right screening room?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/15/23

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Never really hits its stride, and its footing feels like a drunken stumbling walk home, but as one critic said, "the genuinely sweet chemistry between Prentice and Adams holds the whole thing together."

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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dave j

Friday, June 7, 2013 (2011) An Insignificant Harvey DRAMA Written and directed by Jeff Kopas which is another subtle movie that is identical to 2003 "Station Agent" which at the start showcases dwarf Harvey Lippe (Jordan Prentice) going through his daily life who lives in a trailer working as some sort of intern for some ski resort. His life of "intimacy" start to unravel once he take a stray husky dog along with him, starting with the odd Lucas Harold played by Steven McCarthy who intervened while Harvey's dog was going to be shot by his drunken boss, and then Dakota (Kristin Adams) who imposes on Harvey on how to groom his dog. The film has it's moments but it's not better than "The Station Agent". All these three characters spend time with one another expressing some of their ups and downs. 2.5 out of 4 stars

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

03/30/23

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Audience Member

Kind of boring, never really goes anywhere.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/14/23

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Jeff Kopas

Director

Jordan Prentice

Harvey Lippe

Art Hindle

Father Asher

Kristin Adams

Dakota Dixon

Lee Rumohr

Adam Kane

Steven McCarthy

Lucas Harold

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

Kopas's script never manages to set the dramatic wheels in motion. Instead, we get a Sundance-like, episodic quirk-a-thon.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 4, 2011

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Linda Barnard

Toronto Star

Kopas makes the most of a limited budget while giving Prentice room to shine. But the deliberate oddball factor distracts from the job at hand.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 3, 2011

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

Prentice makes the most of his close-up in An Insignificant Harvey, creating a believable outsider and giving him a soul.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 4, 2011

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Norman Wilner

NOW Toronto

It's a wobbly construction, swinging between credible character development and clumsy plotting, but the genuinely sweet chemistry between Prentice and Adams holds the whole thing together.

Rated: 3/5

Nov 4, 2011

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Synopsis

A little person who is a janitor finds that his life has changed after he finds a husky puppy and falls in love with an exotic dancer.

Director: Jeff Kopas
Executive Producer: Don Carmody
Screenwriter: Jeff Kopas
Production Co: Don Carmody Productions
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Apr 1, 2011, Original
Release Date (Streaming): Jan 24, 2017

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