The latest film from iconoclastic Canadian filmmaker Bruce McDonald proves at least one thing: The only thing better than Stephen McHattie in a movie is two Stephen McHatties.
Playing both a heroin-addicted jazz trumpet player and a hitman who develops a conscience, the veteran character actor — you'll immediately recognize his face even if his name doesn't ring any bells — grounds Dreamland in emotional depths it otherwise strains to achieve.
McDonald is best known for his cult 2008 zombie horror film Pontypool, of which this film is a sort of spiritual successor. The aptly named Dreamland also reunites the director with that film's star, McHattie, and screenwriter Tony Burgess, who co-scripted this effort with Patrick Whistler.
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