For years now Dein Perry has toured Australia and the world with a male tap-dancing company called "Tap Dogs". The dancing is rough, masculine and exhilarating. Fashioning a film around this act was a risky thing to do - but screenwriter Steve Worland has done a brilliant job. He has created a believable and moving story about a group of young men growing up in the industrial city of Newcastle - and the drive of one of them to form a tap-dancing troupe.
Then Dein Perry, directing his first feature film, gives the whole film the exhilarating energy he gives his stage work, with Steve Mason's dazzling cinematography aiding him at every turn. Perry's choreography is no less brilliant and the result is a true film triumph, that I am sure is going to be a major hit all over the world.
The entire cast is excellent - and two new stars will emerge in Adam Garcia and Sam Worthington. Garcia looks great, dances magnificently and gives a strong charismatic performance. Worthington is a powerful young actor - vulnerable, sexy and utterly real.
Whatever you do, don't miss this mind-blowing movie experience! Aussie films rule!
Then Dein Perry, directing his first feature film, gives the whole film the exhilarating energy he gives his stage work, with Steve Mason's dazzling cinematography aiding him at every turn. Perry's choreography is no less brilliant and the result is a true film triumph, that I am sure is going to be a major hit all over the world.
The entire cast is excellent - and two new stars will emerge in Adam Garcia and Sam Worthington. Garcia looks great, dances magnificently and gives a strong charismatic performance. Worthington is a powerful young actor - vulnerable, sexy and utterly real.
Whatever you do, don't miss this mind-blowing movie experience! Aussie films rule!