Dangerous Parking

What I thought was a drama turned out to be a no holds barred slice of life laugh fest followed by some touching dramatic climax. I was and like everyone else introduced to Peter Howitt when he was Billy Boswell in Bread and then he did his directorial debut with the great Sliding Doors. Now he's back with this hilarious drama which is basically a stab at life and the crap that comes with it. His character Noah is a selfish, serious micky taking total addict to anything he can shove down his neck and up his nose. He's a major cult (although that might be a misprint lol) British movie director and he's having a mid-life crisis and having some major hallucinations due to the drugs he's been taking. All the abuse is taking its toll and soon he goes from hallucination to full blown spiral into madness and back again. The acting is great and memorable by Howitt and his co- stars the great Sean Pertwee, Diana Rigg's daughter Rachel Sterling, Deep Blue Sea's Saffron Burrows, and even a great cameo from the cream of British past Tom Conti. There's even a cameo by one of the actors who played Howitt's brother in Bread in this movie (watch out for the orderly in the rehab centre, you'll see who I mean.) This film is a credit to the British film making medium. Howitt's film is greatly acted, hilarious and wonderfully poignant and if you ain't seen it then I urge you to watch it. Just remember to heed the warning: do whatever you want just don't overdue it or it could be your last.