| Impolite | |
| Director: | David Hauka |
| Producer: | Raymond Massey |
| Music: | Braun Farnon Robert Smart |
| Cinematography: | Robert McLachlan |
| Editing: | Lara Mazur |
| Studio: | Well Mannered Films Inc. |
| Distributor: | Vanguard Cinema |
| Runtime: | 98 minutes |
| Country: | Canada |
| Language: | English |
Impolite is a Canadian mystery film, directed by David Hauka and released in 1992.[1] The film stars Robert Wisden as Jack Yeats, a burned-out journalist who is investigating the death of wealthy businessman Naples O'Rorke (Christopher Plummer).[2]
The cast also includes Suzy Joachim, Kevin McNulty, Stuart Margolin, Jill Teed, Susan Hogan, Timothy Webber and Katherine Banwell.
The film premiered at the 1992 Toronto International Film Festival.[3]
The film received mixed reviews from critics. Rick Groen of The Globe and Mail called it more a work in progress than an accomplished film, writing that "At best, the references form an organic part of the plot, and give the deathly puzzle an epistemological kick ("Truth is a matter of opinion," someone mutters). At worst, they're a bit show-offy and sophomoric, like listening to a bunch of sherry-sippers in an undergraduate common room. The same highs and lows can be seen in McKinley's working out of the mystery itself - the resolution is opaque, with a lot of loose ends, some of which seem deliberate and provocatively murky, others of which seem accidental and confusingly shoddy."[4] Katherine Monk of the Vancouver Sun wrote that "At times Impolite is so well-read, it can lose you in its quickness - like a Stoppard play that thrives on inside intelligentsia jokes. (Here, at least all the inside jokes are Canadian.) At other times, it can have you scratching your head in search of a linear through-line the way Lynch is apt to do, and other times, heck, it feels as down home as an episode of the Beachcombers."[2]
Plummer received a Genie Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor at the 14th Genie Awards in 1993.[5]