'Delivery Boy Chronicles'
Adam Testa/Verge Editor
Pounceonline.com
Most people think a performer should choose acting or singing and stick to it.
Grammy-nominated artist Shawn Mullins breaks this stereotype and gives a stunning performance in "Delivery Boy Chronicles."
"Chronicles" tells the story of a group of friends and co-workers who work as delivery drivers for a take-out taxi service called Restaurant on Wheels.
The focus of the movie is on each individual's dreams of breaking away from the monotony of the everyday job and to reach new goals and aspirations in life.
The members of the group are typical of movie casts. One wants to get into the real world, one is a complete stoner who appears to have no goals, one is a hippie and one is smart enough that he should not be with the rest of the group.
While the characters fill stereotypical roles, each actor manages to add life to their character.
Ralph Price plays Mike, the typical nice guy trying to make it on his own. While almost any actor could probably pull of this role, Price adds a sense of humility and a persona to the character that would be tough to match.
Mullins plays Tig, the stoner of the group who does not appear to want to go anywhere in life. Mullins becomes the king of the one-line jokes in this movie, and it would be safe to say that very few actors could make Tig the character Mullins did.
The other outstanding acting performance comes from Kelly Hobbs, who plays Molly, the hippie chick wanting to make a difference in the world.
All three of these actors demonstrated their ability to make a name for themselves in the acting profession.
Aside from the acting, "Chronicles" also had wonderful script writing and directing that adds to the movie's quality.
The storyline for this movie at first sounds lame. How exciting can a movie about delivery people be? Within the first five minutes of the film, audiences learn how funny and exciting it can be.
With subplots involving ostrich attacks, Joe Camel and hippies covered in mud, the story of the movie comes together nicely in the end.
And mixed in with all the storylines is a theme of how big business and the corporate world are horrible and ruin people's lives.
The attacks on the corporate world continue throughout the entire movie, but this particular message is best shown in one scene.
In this scene, a stoned Mike is preparing for a job interview when an imaginary man in a leprechaun suit visits him. The man begins to sing a song based off of the Oompa-Loompa song from Willy Wonka, and a chorus of little people who sing about becoming a wage slave.
These jabs at the corporate world, combined with the other situational comedy in the film make it one for most people to enjoy. Many people will probably even find they can relate to one or more of the characters and the problems.
"Delivery Boy Chronicles" is a movie to go into with an open mind. The creators of the movie obviously never meant for it to be taken on a completely serious level.
The movie is a simple movie created for entertainment purposes. The movie would probably appeal to fans of movies such as "Office Space" and "Detroit Rock City."
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Grammy-nominated artist Shawn Mullins breaks this stereotype and gives a stunning performance in "Delivery Boy Chronicles."
"Chronicles" tells the story of a group of friends and co-workers who work as delivery drivers for a take-out taxi service called Restaurant on Wheels.
The focus of the movie is on each individual's dreams of breaking away from the monotony of the everyday job and to reach new goals and aspirations in life.
The members of the group are typical of movie casts. One wants to get into the real world, one is a complete stoner who appears to have no goals, one is a hippie and one is smart enough that he should not be with the rest of the group.
While the characters fill stereotypical roles, each actor manages to add life to their character.
Ralph Price plays Mike, the typical nice guy trying to make it on his own. While almost any actor could probably pull of this role, Price adds a sense of humility and a persona to the character that would be tough to match.
Mullins plays Tig, the stoner of the group who does not appear to want to go anywhere in life. Mullins becomes the king of the one-line jokes in this movie, and it would be safe to say that very few actors could make Tig the character Mullins did.
The other outstanding acting performance comes from Kelly Hobbs, who plays Molly, the hippie chick wanting to make a difference in the world.
All three of these actors demonstrated their ability to make a name for themselves in the acting profession.
Aside from the acting, "Chronicles" also had wonderful script writing and directing that adds to the movie's quality.
The storyline for this movie at first sounds lame. How exciting can a movie about delivery people be? Within the first five minutes of the film, audiences learn how funny and exciting it can be.
With subplots involving ostrich attacks, Joe Camel and hippies covered in mud, the story of the movie comes together nicely in the end.
And mixed in with all the storylines is a theme of how big business and the corporate world are horrible and ruin people's lives.
The attacks on the corporate world continue throughout the entire movie, but this particular message is best shown in one scene.
In this scene, a stoned Mike is preparing for a job interview when an imaginary man in a leprechaun suit visits him. The man begins to sing a song based off of the Oompa-Loompa song from Willy Wonka, and a chorus of little people who sing about becoming a wage slave.
These jabs at the corporate world, combined with the other situational comedy in the film make it one for most people to enjoy. Many people will probably even find they can relate to one or more of the characters and the problems.
"Delivery Boy Chronicles" is a movie to go into with an open mind. The creators of the movie obviously never meant for it to be taken on a completely serious level.
The movie is a simple movie created for entertainment purposes. The movie would probably appeal to fans of movies such as "Office Space" and "Detroit Rock City."
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