Perfect cast and a good story

Am i the only one who thinks........Average?

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Treed Murray is one of those films that you'll either love or loathe depending on your preferences. It's very character-driven and surprisingly psychological in nature, exploring the parallels and unexpected commonalities between a wealthy family-man, and a gang of young hoodlums who just happen to cross paths with him when he mildly injures one of them (without meaning to of course). They chase him up a tree, and the rest is history. These bad seeds drag the poor guy through his worst nightmares, including a young addict girl named Kelly (Jessica Greco from 'Welcome to Dead House') framing him for cheating on his wife and thus causing his already dysfunctional marriage to die that very night. However Murray finds that he's less than the innocent victim, and he begins to connect with the gang, realizing that they've all had their past traumas and that they all have friends and family even if they don't always display the best behaviour or judgment.Don't be put off by the idea of the drama though, because this film has a lot of comedy, too. We've got everything from a delusional homeless man (Julian Richings from 'Patch Town' and 'Hard Core Logo') thinking that the kids climbing up the tree are angels, to the gang's hilarious attempt to get Murray to say sorry. I honestly can't think of any bad qualities that 'Treed Murray' even has. It has some profanity but not to the point of being vulgar or obnoxious. Its acting is amazing. The soundtrack is subtle and neither invasive nor annoying. The story in and of itself is definitely original, too. All in all this is a classic of not only Canadian cinema, but also of the Nineties, and it has a distinct 1990's vibe that resonates throughout, yet it isn't outdated or "old" in the slightest. Excellent film, and one that everyone should see at least once.

This film is chock full o' cliché.You have the black teen robber, the young female whore, the businessman with a secret, the white boy wannabe thug. It never ends.Once Murray is chased up a tree by the robbers, it's scripted and shot pretty much like a stage play, with each side patiently waiting turn to say its oh-so-clever piece.There is no realism, and no tension. Not one of these characters feels real, and so we don't really care what happens to any of them in the end. Frankly, the Ravens should have been allowed to clean up. I mean, they walk right past with a severed head (what was that all about?) and you're NOT going to use them? But of course, in the end, you have the injured angel, the weeping whore, the coward runs away, etc. etc. Lessons learned. Mission accomplished. Yawn.And, of course, the credits say it was funded by pretty much every Canadian funding agency in existence. I can't even remember them all. Canada, Ontario, Television, Film, various channels (even beyond the usual), and so on. For all that, we deserve better.

I was really curious to see how the people involved in the making of this film would sustain the idea of a man hiding in a tree while being menaced by a gang. Now that I've watched the film I can see that they not only managed it, they managed it very well :)The plot of this film surprised me quite a few times and it avoided stereotypical behaviour that I would normally expect in films with these types of characters.David Hewlett's performance as Murray is excellent, as are the performances of the other actors - everyone did a really good job.If you get the chance to watch this film then take it, you won't be disappointed.

This is really one of those hidden gems of a movie. The plot is so simple: An executive type gets trapped in a tree by a group of young hoods. It's all psychological stuff, virtually zero dollars spent on set design and such, because it's just a park. The acting by all of the main characters is quite solid, especially that of the group leader. A bit of excess drama at one point with scary people doing scary things, but it wasn't too overdone. They got the point across anyway.This is really worth renting. It's not action-packed, but it's going to keep you watching until it's over.8/10