Who is KK Downey?

The Highlight of the Raindance Film Festival this year for me was Canada’s Who is KK Downey?, a fantastic film and the first feature length production from Kidnapper Films it is jam packed with talent and hilariously funny.

Actor/Directors Darren Curtis and Pat Kiely are particularly brilliant creating an experience in this unforced zany comedy that is simply delicious and left me a little bit in awe of and in love with them both.

Hard to describe, the innovative plot revolves around wannabe rock star, Terrance, who wants his ex girlfriend back from her new beau, pretentious journalist Connor Rooney, and Terrance’s best friend Theo who dreams of being a successful author. Fed up of getting nowhere the two hatch a plan to turn Theo’s gritty but fictional book Truck Stop Hustler into an ‘autobiography’ by creating a fake protagonist in the enigma that is KK Downey. As KK’s popularity rockets the friends towards everything they dreamed of there are twists turns and downsides to the celebrity they have so long wished for and the characters each learn the price they must pay for the things they want and learn to discover and value the unique qualities in themselves and each other.

One of the best and most original films I’ve seen in ages, Who is KK Downey is a courageous example of everything that’s great in indie filmmaking. It’s brilliantly written with a flawless plot and fantastic characters, sensitively acted by an ensemble cast, rich with imagery and cool locations and is shot and scored brilliantly. The film has it’s own unique look, sounds great, and is coolness personified with loads of inventive filmmaking technique packed in for good measure and plenty of funny moments to boot.

It’s simply put, the best fun I’ve had in a big dark room full of strangers this year!

Saw the movie at the AMC with a 4 litre pepsi, and I held my bladder all the way through cause the movie is REALLY GREAT, LOVED IT, BRAVO BRAVO BRAVO!!! This marks a NEW ERA IN MONTREAL CINEMATIC HISTORY!!!

I went to see this film at the amc(in Montreal) and I was really amazed by it-so well put together despite restricted budget.....my grandma who accompanied me was a bit scandalised by it however-kept saying 'good gracious!' at various intervals during it.

What was awesome about when i went to see it was that the actor who played the blonde author kid ACTUALLY POPPED UP AT THE FRONT OF THE THEATRE AND, TO THE AUDIENCE'S GREAT SURPRISE, BEGAN TO SPEAK TO US ABOUT THE FILM!!
What a bonus. The guy was really cool as well and managed to hole his own in front of everybody actually eliciting a few laughs from us. I actually got to meet him in person and I tole him his style of acting was similar to Kevin Costner's -I had noticed a similarity in mannerisms. He seemed very surprised but I think pleased all the same by this comment-It surprised me actually that no one had commented on the similarity before.

Anyway, if you don't mind a bit of crudeness here and there, you will probably really like this film.
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When I first laid eyes on a young kidnapper crew I said these kids are going to be stars, and I was right (as usual). Hilarious, great flick.

Movies that ask questions are confusing,
at least the cast is good looking.

Brilliant on every level: peformances, writing, editing, direction. Relentlessly clever, vibrant, hilarious. You people are going to be huge. If you start wearing coattails, I'll be taking a ride. Congratulations on the Variety review and the fest awards!

Hilarious, dark and VERY in-your-face. I came to Montreal as a tourist, and this film totally made my trip when I saw it at the Fantasia Film Festival. Unbelievable and surely a cult-classic. Keep an eye on Darren, looks like we have one hell of an amazing director in the making! Keep it up, guys!!

SAW IT yesterday at fantasia!!!!! wowwwww!!!!!! mon coup de coeur de fantasia!!!!! can't wait to see it again!!!! fucking hilarious!!!!! ahahha!