Imagining the Colorful Adventures of a Stolen Bicycle

The meaning of this effervescent little film seems to be: If your bike is stolen, don't fret too much. It's probably being ridden by somebody who appreciates it a lot more than you did.

If you can't get behind that galling message, there's plenty more to recommend in this playful imagining of a stolen bike's life by brothers James and Jeff Nixon. Trick riding! A tour of Chicago's better graffiti! A glance at Lottie's, a "former epicenter of payoffs, stripping and gambling in the Bucktown neighborhood"! Then there's the Harry Belafonte jam, always a potent mood-elevator.