One Week

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One Week

2008

1h 34m

Drama

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A dire medical diagnosis prompts a young man (Joshua Jackson) to search for meaning in his life via a cross-country trek across Canada on a vintage motorcycle.

Greg Quill

Toronto Star

Mar 6, 2009

3/4

Subsumed in Canada's vast landscape, Ben finds ephemeral distraction and occasional edification, but not much in the way of great epiphanies.

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Dennis Harvey

Variety

Sep 15, 2008

Kinda aimless, pleasant and bland.

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Brian D. Johnson

Maclean's Magazine

Jan 2, 2018

Joshua Jackson makes a likeable and [convincing] a turns in a strong performance as a man who has a premature mid-life crisis when he learns he's dying of cancer. But I wish I could feel the same affection for the script.

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Brian Orndorf

BrianOrndorf.com

Mar 27, 2011

B

A philosophical road move with a serious hard-on for all things Canada, the feature is a patchy but satisfying ride to self-actualization.

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Jim Slotek

Jam! Movies

Mar 6, 2009

3/5

Despite its morbid plot underpinnings, One Week is less depressing than the average Canadian movie. Maybe it's because you can never feel more alive than when you see this country in all its glory.

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Patrick Z. McGavin

Screen International

Oct 18, 2008

Another dispiriting example of a director using sickness and physical deterioration in rationalising dishonest and narcissistic behaviour.

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Guy B

@RT04766479 Apr 6, 2024

Decent story and a sign of 2008 flip phones, handheld cameras and a film that stands shoulder to shoulder with all the modest and well-conceived Canadian films that came before it.

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Barbara P

@RT65311307 Mar 15, 2024

A poetry, but real !

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dave s

@RT68722908 Jan 11, 2021

One Week is unabashedly proud to be Canadian as it follows the story of a young man travelling close to 5,000 kilometers by motorcycle from Toronto to Tofino, British Columbia after receiving the devastating diagnosis that he is suffering from stage four cancer. Nothing can be more Canadian than a film filled with, among other things, nods to Tim Hortons' coffee, Terry Fox, the Stanley Cup, Canadian Tire, the Northern Lights and topped off with an appearance by the late Gord Downey. The movie is hindered by an annoying and unnecessary narrator, as well as too many flashbacks and odd cutaways, but it is worth watching for the beautiful cinematography and the moving story, filled with meaningful insights and touching observations.

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Dec 3, 2020

Wonderful thoughtful movie, a must watch

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Nov 23, 2020

I really loved it. Great acting and since I moved from Toronto to British Columbia myself, I enjoyed seeing a lot of similar sites that I had along the way. Very heartwarming at times funny and wonderful movie.

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Jun 27, 2018

One Week is a Canadian film about a man who has just been diagnosed with cancer and he decided to take a cross country ride to figure some things out. Many people claim that Canadian movies are boring and they have a point- this film tends to lag, there is something I cannot put my fingers on but the film seems dull. Joshau Jackson is competent though this isn't a role that requires charisma and energy- quite the opposite actually. The soundtrack is good and the scenery more than makes up for the proceedings. Give it a shot if you haven't seen Canadian films.

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Synopsis

A dire medical diagnosis prompts a young man (Joshua Jackson) to search for meaning in his life via a cross-country trek across Canada on a vintage motorcycle.

Director: Michael McGowan
Producer: Michael McGowan, Nick de Pencier
Screenwriter: Michael McGowan
Production Co: Téléfilm Canada
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 34m

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