Review of Oyster Farmer

Oyster Farmer (2004)
7/10
Clever script, brilliant characterization
6 September 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Jack (Alex McLoughlin) makes an ingenious plan to steal the money from the Armagaurd, but doesn't quite work out how he is going to explain the extra money.He even mails it to himself. Sweet. Totally like a young bloke in desperate need of cash. You laugh initially at his naivety only to be gutted to see the real reason. The craziness and innocence of Jack is beautifully characterized.

Jim Norton as Old man Mumbles is hilarious and unstoppable.The plot seemed a little stretched in places.Pearl (Diana Glenn) seemed to be bought into the script for no apparent reason and then unceremoniously dumped.

A marriage ending on a bath seems unnecessary. The initial hook although gripping loosened as the story unfolded.

On the plus side, brilliant and quirky characters with some excellent acting (David Field). A really good script kept the story interesting. Beautiful locales on the south coast of Sydney.
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