It isn't very often that you are tempted to call a film unique but "Hundreds of Beavers" is definitely one of a kind, a wordless, if not silent, black and white slapstick comedy that could have come from the very dawn of cinema but is, in fact, visually highly sophisticated. It is the product of the imagination of Mike Cheslik, (director and co-writer), and the delightfully named Ryland Brickson Cole Tews, (star and fellow co-writer), and it looks like a Guy Maddin film though it's much funnier than anything Maddin ever did.
I won't even attempt to describe the plot or lack of one except to say it all takes place in some icy wilderness, has one leading actor, (Tews), a few supporting actors and a lot of people dressed as bears, beavers, wolves, rabbits etc. and that the opening credits only appear after the movie has been on for about 30 minutes or so and that we aren't given the title until well past the hour mark. It won't be to everyone's taste but if you're a fan of Pythonesque comedy you'll find a lot to like here. A true cult classic,
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