Our Fantasia Film Festival audience clearly loved her in the role, as did I: nearly every line out of her mouth is relatable and witty, and she's the perfect vessel for this down-to-earth haunting tale.īarry Ward, as Martin, provides strong balance to Higgins’ quirkiness. Whether or not that appeals to you will depend on whether Higgins' quiet, self-effacing observational comedy does. Indeed, the film was written specifically for her, resulting in something that might as well be entitled Maeve Higgins: Ghostbuster. A comedian, author, and podcaster, but self-admittedly not an actor per se, Higgins delivers a performance that essentially mirrors her own personality and manner. So when neighbour and widower Martin Martin (what a name!) comes knocking with ghost woes of his own, and Satan-worshipping rock star Christian Winter’s search for virgin sacrifices begins to threaten their small Irish town, the stage is set for a supernatural buddy comedy with a rather distinct flavour.Įxtra Ordinary revolves almost entirely around Maeve Higgins’ lead performance as Rose. She’s content to live out her humble driving-instructor life, even if she’s not entirely content with her perpetual singledom. Scooting around in the tiny car she uses to teach newbie drivers, Rose can see paranormal activity everywhere, but wants little to do with it. Clearly, Rose has issues with bereavement, and they’re only exacerbated by her inheritance of her father’s connection to the beyond-realm. Instead, the film jumps forward to the present day, where the show host’s daughter Rose apologises to her father’s grave, for what’s implied to be the umpteenth time, for the accidental death she caused.
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Extra Ordinary opens with a somewhat goofy VHS tape of a fictional paranormal TV series - an opening that suggests we’re in for another throwback ghost movie, or a genre parody along the lines of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace.
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