Summary: Danish director Lone Scherfig presents her second Dogme-style film, following her success with ITALIAN FOR BEGINNERS. Brothers Wilbur (Jamie Sives) and Harbour (Adrian Rawlins) share a flat in Glasgow and run a small bookshop. Unfortunately, Wilbur suffers from depression and is at the mercy of his often volatile moods. When the two brothers fall for the same woman Alice, they find a ray of hope.

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That rare thing, decency, shines out of Wilbur (Wants to Kill Himself), a wonderful and dark-humored comedy about a would-be suicide. The depressive Wilbur (Jamie Sives) is the opposite of his big-hearted brother, Harbour (Adrian Rawlins), yet he remains irresistible to women--including Harbour's new live-in girlfriend.

Director Lone Scherfig uses the grey-skied Edinburgh location in much the same way she did her native Denmark in the terrific Italian for Beginners; the gloomy setting belies the vaguely magical things that might happen to the characters. Scherfig knows just how to balance different tones (and in a comedy about a suicidal man, she has to), and she's great with actors, even in small roles. Special standouts here are the beaming Rawlins and Danish actor Mads Mikkelsen (King Arthur), as a stoical, chain-smoking doctor. How nice it is to see a movie that makes you feel good without coming on all icky about it. --Robert Horton

Main Language:	English
Region:	Region 2
Special Features:	Deleted Scenes, Outtakes, Cast Interviews
Year:	2003
Release Date:	April 19, 2004
Runtime:	105 minutes
Certification:
Catalogue Number:	R D 095560
Keywords:	Kill, General, Himself, Drama, Wilbur, Wants
Genre:	Drama