No Problem (1992) User Reviews

Schizophrenic fun!

[LeRoyMarko · 7/10 · 13 February 2006]

Interesting short animated film from the National Film Board of Canada. Not a classic, but not a bad way to spend 13 minutes. A guy lives alone. He's really desperate to meet a women. But whenever he's with a lady, it's like he's multiplied by three. Himself, always wearing the "No problem" shirt. Himself #2, always wearing a suit. Himself #3, always naked (scary picture!). And all along, there's that little fury animal living with him. An insect? A dog? There's some funny stuff, like the Little Black Book. Zolga! Maybe he'll finally find true love with her. Don't bet on it!

Seen at home, in Toronto, on February 13th, 2006.

73/100 (**½)

Battling the ego

[Rectangular_businessman · 6/10 · 9 April 2024]

I have some hazy memories of watching a couple of scenes from this animated short during my childhood, being completely confused by its content.

I even thought I imagined it at one point.

Now that I have finally rewatched it on its entirety as an adult, I finally got its message much better. I found it amusing and clever, even though the art style used here (With the characters partially resembling stick figures, mixed with the visual attributes usually attributed to what the modern internet refers as "boomer cartoons", and the result is frankly unappealing in my opinion)

Gratuitous nudity aside, this is a pretty clever tale of a man overcoming his inner demons, with the ending recognizing that while these undesirable parts from ourselves can be dominated, they are never fully gone.