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Wilbur Wants To Kill Himself [DVD] [2003]

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3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

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  • Actors: Jamie Sives, Adrian Rawlins, Shirley Henderson, Lisa McKinlay, Mads Mikkelsen
  • Directors: Lone Scherfig
  • Format: PAL
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: 15
  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: 19 April 2004
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B0001FYQ0O
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 44,463 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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That rare thing, decency, shines out of Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself), a wonderful and dark-humored comedy about a would-be suicide. The depressive Wilbur (Jamie Sives) is the opposite of his big-hearted brother, Harbour (Adrian Rawlins), yet he remains irresistible to women--including Harbour's new live-in girlfriend.

Director Lone Scherfig uses the grey-skied Edinburgh location in much the same way she did her native Denmark in the terrific Italian for Beginners; the gloomy setting belies the vaguely magical things that might happen to the characters. Scherfig knows just how to balance different tones (and in a comedy about a suicidal man, she has to), and she's great with actors, even in small roles. Special standouts here are the beaming Rawlins and Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen (King Arthur), as a stoical, chain-smoking doctor. How nice it is to see a movie that makes you feel good without coming on all icky about it. --Robert Horton

DVD Description
The chronically suicidal Wilbur (Jamie Sives - Glasgow Kiss) and his brother, Harbour (Adrian Rawlins - Breaking The Waves) inherit a second-hand bookshop in Glasgow when their father dies. Wilbur survives yet another suicide attempt and goes into hospital, where he meets Horst (Mads Mikkelsen - Open Hearts), a clinical psychologist and his empathetic head nurse, Moira (Julia Davis - Big Train). Like Harbour, they believe that Wilbur needs a girlfriend. But even though women fall for Wilbur all the time they can’t get close to him. In fact, it is Harbour who falls in love with a shy and beautiful single mother, Alice (Shirley Henderson - Bridget Jones’ Diary). Soon Alice and her young daughter move into the bookshop and little by little the four of them become inseparable. Wilbur starts regaining his lust for life and Alice starts to come out of her shell. Harbour has never been happier, but he carries a deep secret that threatens to surface.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Unforgetable movie, 8 Dec 2004
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A friend lent this movie and it hung around for a while before we got around to watching it, the title is not very encouraging. But it is a great, understated and thoughtful movie about ordinary (sort of) people showing extra-ordinary friendship. What Habour does for Wilbur remains with you long after the movie finishes.

Watch it, listen to the words and be rewarded.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars Wit and observation, 19 Feb 2004
If I told you this film was about 2 lonely brothers who live above a run down book shop they inherited from their father, one of whom keeps attempting suicide, and the other who tries to keep him alive, would you want to see it? I probably wouldn't either, but one of my friends persuaded me to join him at Kino (a film club at the local University) that shows the type of films that appear relatively infrequently at the local multiplexes. And I was glad he did. Understated acting from all the cast and wonderful observations made the characters worth caring about, and despite the picture of doom and gloom I painted, there's a wonderful wit that runs through this poignant tale.
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A great bittersweet black comedy, with a touch of romance, 24 Feb 2004
I believe the title of this film puts a lot of people off, but the film is really a great black comedy with a splash of added romance. A great Scottish cast put in some fine performances to portray the lives of brothers Wilbur (compulsively suicidal but witty) and Harbour (the older, reliable one) who are left to run their father's Glasgow bookshop when he dies. Add love interest Alice and things get quite interesting as a love triange develops. This film takes an alternative, dark and witty look at the tough topic of suicide but never gets depressing and there are many laugh-out loud moments interspersed to keep the mood light. The film was shown at the 57th Edinburgh International Film Festival and after watching it I tried to convince everyone I know to go and see it! Fans of black comedy will not be disappointed.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Odd...
Christ! At time this film can be horribly depressing....but is pebble-dashed with get moments of comedy (especially the scene in the restaurant)just as some bad news has been... Read more
Published 8 months ago by godzilla78

4.0 out of 5 stars An emotionally complex, poignantly subdued, captivating film
Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself) is an emotionally complex film that is, I suspect, subject to a wide range of reactions. Read more
Published on 23 Oct 2006 by Daniel Jolley

4.0 out of 5 stars Brothers
Wilbur (a wry, sad Jamie Sives) wants out of Life in a bad way and he tries several ways to accomplish his goal: pills, head in oven, slit wrists but he never quite succeeds often... Read more
Published on 24 May 2006 by MICHAEL ACUNA

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful
Set in Glasgow, Wilbur is a beautiful film about love and death. Wilbur is being treated for the depression that has resulted in numerous failed suicide attempts, but despite the... Read more
Published on 17 April 2006 by David Welsh

4.0 out of 5 stars "You'll treat her just right for me, won't you?"
Wilber Wants to Kill Himself opens with the troubled and disturbed title character Wilber (the hunky Jamie Sives), trying to gas himself in his kitchen. Read more
Published on 27 May 2005 by M. J Leonard

3.0 out of 5 stars Julie Davies smells like rainbows
Enjoyable film, but the USP is definitely Julie Davies, she stole every scene she was in, her comic timing and delivery is second to none.
Published on 19 May 2005

1.0 out of 5 stars Audience (want to kill themselves)
One of the reviewers gave 1 star to the movie. When I knew this, I comforted myself it might not be such horrible. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2004 by Nicholas Y. B. Wong

1.0 out of 5 stars Simply terrible
From reading the reviews and the synopsis, I was convinced that this would be my sort of film. A dark, funny tale which would be ultimately uplifting. How wrong I was. Read more
Published on 3 May 2004

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