Danish filmmaker Lone Scherfig scored with her last picture, "Italian for Beginners," which depicted some hapless types
fumbling their way through lives that were humorous but tinged with sadness. Her new film, "Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself," attempts many of the same ideas, but is less successful at it. It is set in Glasgow, where the North family owns a used-book shop. The father having died recently, oldest son Harbour (Adrian Rawlins) now runs it, while simultaneously trying to watch over his brother, Wilbur (Jamie Sives), who, as you may have heard, wants to kill himself. Wilbur makes half-hearted attempts at suicide every now and then, always winding up with a bitter group of fellow suicidals who comprise a rather non-supportive support group at the hospital. It is on the advice of group leader Moira (Julia Davis) that Wilbur moves in with his brother, upstairs of the bookshop.
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