A Broken Life Page #3

Synopsis: Tortured by his own mediocrity, Max decides to commit suicide and recruits his only friend Bud, a struggling filmmaker, to record his last day on earth. Bent on exacting revenge, Max tracks down and finally confronts his overbearing Boss and his ex-wife. His rage builds until his last day is turned upside down by the kindness of a young woman in a wheelchair. Just moments from his own end, Max finds hope but is it too late to fix what is broken?
Genre: Drama
Director(s): Neil Coombs
Production: Anchor Bay Entertainment
 
IMDB:
5.4
NOT RATED
Year:
2007
97 min
111 Views


- ( c*cks )

- Hey, listen, son!

l'm just trying to give you

a motherfucking car, man. Be cool.

- What?

- Tell him to turn that off.

- lt's off.

- No, hey!

- Turn off the f***ing camera now!

- Shut the f*** up!

lf he doesn't, what are you gonna do?

You gonna kill him too?

Listen, son.

l'm just trying to give you a car.

My car.

lf you don't want it, fine.

F*** yourself.

But l need to tell you something.

You're dealing with a man

who has absolutely

nothing left to lose.

You know what they say?

They say reactions

are the last thing to go.

Kinda makes you wonder,

doesn't it?

So here we are.

( whistling )

Huh? Huh?!

Here we are!

Mexican standoff.

Huh?

What's it gonna be?

Look, be cool, man.

Diplomacy.

You can walk away

with a Merc.

Or...

my face might be

the last one you ever see.

What do you say?

Do yourself a favor.

Be cool.

Here you go.

Allow me.

Hang on, hang on, hang on.

Oh. Excuse me.

lf you wouldn't mind,

my wife's gloves.

Here, l want to burn these, okay?

Keep them for me.

( car starts )

Bye-bye.

Did you get that?

Did you shoot that sh*t?

- Did you--

- l was filming!

- l was filming the whole time!

- That was brilliant cinema.

- That was--

- My f***ing liberation has begun.

My liberation has begun.

And this is the world l'm leaving!

You really gonna drink all those?

( grunts )

Every last one.

Think you should be relying on

Dutch courage on such an important day?

Dutch courage--

l'm impressed.

But a very unpleasant term,

Buddy. Huh?

Coined by the British

in the 17th century,

first used by the Royal Navy

in their disagreements

with the Dutch East

lndia Company.

An obscure fact--

and l'm full of 'em, man.

l suppose what you're really

asking me is if l'm brave enough

to finish out my plan.

And you know what?

lt's a very silly question.

l have never been brave enough

to do or finish anything

unaided, okay?

lt's just something

to steady my resolve.

Steady my resolve.

Nothing more.

You know, help me finish

something l started.

Finish something, man,

for the first time in my life.

Okay?

Just think of me as a poet or--

l'm a rock star.

Say, um-- Coleridge

or Kurt Cobain

doing their best work

under the influence.

So your best work is gonna be...

blowing your own head off?

Eureka. You're beginning

to understand.

Let's not talk about this

anymore, okay?

Please.

Just messing around.

l think l may have had

a little too much of that,

whatever it's called--

dark courage.

- Dutch--

- Dutch courage.

Yeah, you have.

What are you doing?

Follow me.

What?

l'm not going in there.

Oh, come on,

don't be such a baby.

This is the grit.

Come on, Bud, this is art.

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