A Problem With Fear

Released Sep 5, 2003

1h 37m

Comedy

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17%

6 Reviews

Tomatometer

48%

1,000+ Ratings

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A young man (Paulo Costanzo) in a futuristic Canadian city must overcome his fears in order to end a plot that is causing people to die.

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Its a very weird movie thats meant to be funny and it is conceptually. The direction of the movie failed to realize the potential of this concept doh.

Rated 1.5 out of 5 stars

02/07/23

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Laurie works in a small store in Calgary shopping centre, but to get there, he has to rely on his sister Michelle, because he's afraid to cross the street. But that's not all: he's also afraid of elevators, escalators, open spaces and especially, intimacy. Actually, his girlfriend considers that his worst fear. When Michelle's company invents a bracelet that contains a warning system alerting the wearer to danger before it happens, Laurie agrees to test the prototype. Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release Logline: A woman becomes convinced that her thoughts are becoming reality. Genres: Art/Foreign, Comedy and Suspense/Horror Running Time: 1 hr. 37 min. Production Co.: Burns Film, Microscope Filming Locations: Calgary Calgary, Alberta, Canada Montreal Montreal, Quebec, Canada Produced in: Canada

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

02/16/23

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This movie was hilarious. The satire was spot on and Paul Costanzo was oh so believable as a young man plagued by phobias. The hiccup scene in the high school is a must see.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/18/23

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My kind of date movie. Gotta love a good Canadian movie with great actors and a good plot. I love this movie through and through.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/15/23

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Audience Member

Im really not a fan of emily hampshire.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Audience Member

a good Alberta movie with shots of Calgary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/12/23

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Gary Burns

Director

Paulo Costanzo

Laurie

Emily Hampshire

Dot

Camille Sullivan

Michelle

Ben Immanuel

Alan

Keegan Connor Tracy

Vicky

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

Uncertain as to whether it's a horror story, a cautionary tale or simply another absurdist look at life and love in the big city, A Problem With Fear gets its own case of the cold sweats.

Rated: 2/5

Nov 4, 2003

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

A Problem With Fear is aggressively busy, jumping between sterile office buildings, airless shopping malls and hurtling subways, cut with television and computer game images. None of it though, amounts to much beyond a sense of visual irritation.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 4, 2003

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Oz

eFilmCritic.com

Rated: 3/5

Jun 21, 2004

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Jon Popick

Planet S Magazine

Stinks up the joint.

Nov 6, 2003

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Jay Stone

National Post

Rated: 2/4

Nov 4, 2003

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David Nusair

Reel Film Reviews

The whole film has an air of smugness about it, as if Burns has created this 92-minute joke which either you get or you don't.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 4, 2003

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Synopsis

A young man (Paulo Costanzo) in a futuristic Canadian city must overcome his fears in order to end a plot that is causing people to die.

Director: Gary Burns
Screenwriter: Gary Burns, Donna Brunsdale
Distributor: Christal Films
Production Co: Burns Films
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Sep 5, 2003, Wide
Runtime: 1h 37m
Sound Mix: Surround