Concrete Blondes

Directed by Nicholas Kalikow, this hugely entertaining caper flick follows the adventures of three young women and their attempts to get away with $3 million (Canadian) they ‘find’ in a seedy warehouse. If that description sounds a bit too vague, it’s only because nobody should give too much away when it comes to this twisted tale. The movie stars Carly Pope as Kris, a tax accountant with a dark past who is trying to lead a ‘normal’ life with her girlfriend Tara (Samaire Armstrong), a chef who can’t find anybody to hire her. Their life together is complicated by their roommate Sammi (Diora Baird), a woman who seemingly spends her days getting wasted and having sex with her underachieving boyfriend Karl (Brian Smith). The actors all do a good job, particularly Pope, and the script avoids the usual clichés by constantly reinventing itself. Kalikow depends a bit too much on a Tarantino-style switching of time and POV, but it doesn’t impede the film from its goal of entertaining all who see it.