I admit that I had not seen much of the Canadian pseudo-reality series Trailer Park Boys, so when I sat down to watch the movie Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day (which Lions Gate sent me a copy of), I was leaft a bit nonplussed.

Canadians seem to have something of a gift for humor, having provided the world with many great humorists, but would Countdown to Liquor Day stand  up?  Let’s find out.

Trailer Park Boys: Countdown to Liquor Day brings us back with those lovable losers: cat-obsessed Bubbles, leader-type Julian, and sociopathic Ricky as they seek to make their lives after their latest stint in prison.  Bubbles’ cats are being held hostage by the local animal shelter, Ricky’s desperate to get his grade 12 certification, and Julian’s out to make something of his auto body shop, which he’s opened in a trailer.  But there are darker forces at work, darker forces out to seize Julian’s land.

I was actually pretty surprised by how funny the movie was.  There weren’t a lot of laugh-out-loud moments, but there were plenty of good chuckles.  Watching this collection of Canadian goofballs try their best to get ahead in life is a surprising package of laughs.

And the last twenty minutes or so will actually be MORE hilarious than the hour that precedes it.

It is some great comedy, with some great laughs, and the Screenhead Ten Scale knows good comedy when it sees it.  Thus, because of all the terrific laughs, it hands over a seven out of ten.