One tenet of how to get a movie financed is to put a family member into the movie. So... Voila! we have have Harley Quinn Smith (daughter of Kevin) and Lily-Rose Depp (daughter of Johnny) in this Kevin Smith female version of Clerks.
Colleen M (Smith) and Colleen C (Depp) are 10th grade students in Winnepeg, who also work at the local convenience store Eh 2 Zed. They are concerned with usual teenage things: parents, boys, phones, Lululemon. But when a menace to Canadian society appears at the store (in the cartoonish form of Bratzis) the girls must fight back. Their yoga training becomes a weapon to make them warriors.
A fun little piece, with nods to classics like Strange Brew, Gremlins and Clueless. Poking fun at all things Canadian is a strong theme. This originally came out at Sundance 2016, so you will see the off-the-wall nature. It did get picked up for distribution but did not make it to Multiplex Land.
I liked the music aspect, as well as that it was somewhat believable that the girls could be young enough for high school. Worth it for the end credits of Oh Canada.
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