The Voices

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The Voices is a black comedy directed by Marjane Satrapi (Persepolis). The film had its premiere at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival and screened in the Vanguard programme at TIFF. Ryan Reynolds stars and voices the various animals in the film. Joining him are Anna Kendrick, Gemma Arterton, and Jacki Weaver.

THE VOICES tells the story of Jerry Hickfang (Ryan Reynolds), a seemingly loveable but slightly odd factory worker. In reality, however, he’s a schizophrenic loner tiptoeing on the edge of insanity. His initially innocent crush on a co-worker (Gemma Arterton) turns dangerous when he succumbs to the voices only he can hear from his cat and dog. Torn between his desire for society’s version of normality and the surreal version of his own, Jerry’s voices eventually prevail and drive him down a twisted, criminal path.

The Voices has already been released south of the border and has garnered some pretty positive reviews – unusual for a Ryan Reynolds led movie these days. It has never been a popular opinion that Reynolds was a bad actor. He just seems to keep picking projects that are doomed from the get go (see Green Lantern, R.I.P.D.). Reynolds has some interesting films lined up though including Mississippi Grind which premiered at Sundance this year and his Deadpool movie starting production soon.

The Voices is rated 14A.