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A Problem with Fear (2003)

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A young man in Calgary, Alberta is multiphobic: nonetheless, he believes that he is the cause of the fear which is killing people around him.

Unrated, 1 hr. 32 min.

Drama, Mystery & Suspense, Comedy

Directed By: Gary Burns

In Theaters: Sep 5, 2003 Wide

On DVD: Jul 5, 2005

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Uncertain as to whether it's a horror story, a cautionary tale or simply another absurdist look at life and love in the big city, A Problem With Fear gets its own case of the cold sweats.

November 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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A Problem With Fear is aggressively busy, jumping between sterile office buildings, airless shopping malls and hurtling subways, cut with television and computer game images. None of it though, amounts to much beyond a sense of visual irritation.

November 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Globe and Mail

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Liam Lacey

Globe and Mail

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Stinks up the joint.

November 6, 2003 Full Review Source: Planet Sick-Boy

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Jon Popick

Planet Sick-Boy

The whole film has an air of smugness about it, as if Burns has created this 92-minute joke which either you get or you don't.

November 4, 2003 Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews

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David Nusair

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A Problem With Fear is supposed to be a comedy, but I must have missed the funny part about the movie. I didn't laugh once. But that doesn't mean I thought it was a bad movie. I actually did like it, it was an interesting and weird idea. The girl in the leading role just had way too much lipstick on her, which was a

April 20, 2004