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Dark Horse (2011)

Not Rated  |   |  Comedy, Drama  |  29 June 2012 (UK)
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Romance blooms between two thirty-somethings in arrested development: an avid toy collector who is the dark horse of his family and a depressed woman on the rebound.

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Melisa Young ...
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Abe
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Miranda (formerly 'Vi')
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Phyllis
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Jackie
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Justin
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Marie
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Jiminy
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Lori
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Arnie
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Richard
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Mahmoud
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Waitress
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Phil
Tara-Lee Pollin ...
Dancing Bride
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Storyline

Abe Wertheimer - an odious, purposeless, self-centered 35-year-old living parasitically with his parents (by choice) and working in his dismayed father's business office (avoiding work while scoping eBay for collectible toys) - meets Miranda, an equally pathetic but self-loathing social dropout who, having given up on life, masochistically accepts Abe's sudden proposal of marriage for a knowingly grim future she won't fight against. Along with projecting his own faults onto his father, his own jealousy for lack of success and accomplishment onto his younger brother, and wallowing in the blind support of his mother, it's just another aspect of Abe's unsatisfying life that he just can't see to improve. A long-overdue decision finally spins his insignificant life out of control. Written by statmanjeff

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29 June 2012 (UK)  »

Also Known As:

Mi novia ideal  »

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Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$13,551 (USA) (8 June 2012)

Gross:

$159,023 (USA) (17 August 2012)
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The toy store Abe tries to return a defective toy to is clearly a Toys "R" Us, despite the logo being digitally blurred. See more »

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When Abe is sitting alone in the Multiplex Cinema, before the movie begins there is a Movie Star Scramble ("Unscramble The Letters And Name This Movie Star!") on the screen. The scrambled name reads, "ORGEOE LONEYCO" which Abe whispers is "George Clooney" but "ORGEOE" cannot be rearranged into "George". See more »

Quotes

Abe: I'm not a kid.
Marie: I know. Next thing you know, you'll be fifty and your life will be over, and you'll still be living at home.
Abe: You know, it costs a lot of money to move out. I'm not rich!
Marie: You're a cheapskate and a freeloader. Face it.
Abe: There're my parents! They need me!
Marie: No. Grow up. No one needs you.
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Everything You Need
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No dark horse here.
22 July 2015 | by (United Kingdom) – See all my reviews

Abe is in his 20s, still living at home and employed by his father. He objects to the way in which he is being held back by his family but does nothing to change his situation whilst continuing to take advantage of them. His laziness and lack of achievement is emphasised by the successes of his brother. Abe's desire to break free leads to a rushed relationship with a woman, Miranda, who complicates his life.

Some amusing, comic moments and entertaining, clever lines but ultimately the story is too fragmented to be sufficiently satisfying. It is difficult to become interested in such unlikeable, unappealing, unmotivated characters.


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