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The Honourable Wally Norman (2003)

few real laughs

[3/10 · 12 January 2004]

A film that sets out to make fun of the politicians should be number one at the Australian box office but this really fails- it just isn't funny. The problem lies with the huge number of main characters. It has absolutely no focus and fails to generate the laughs.

One Hour Photo (2002)

scary world of the lonely

[6/10 · 12 January 2004]

I was amazed how creepy this movie is. Robin williams the funnyman is replaced by a character who shows very little emotion and his loneliness overtakes the film to make him seem unstable.Trouble with the film lies in the weak ending.

About Schmidt (2002)

wasted lives make for great entertainment

[6/10 · 12 January 2004]

Wasted lives lead to great entertainment. Nicholson plays a character that is anything but likeable at the beginning of the film but by the end you really care about him. He has let life pass him by but this film is so tender-reat stuff

Gettin' Square (2003)

Its got some classic humour

[5/10 · 11 January 2004]

The marketing killed this one because it was a great film with brilliant performances but it seemed like another bad comedy. However it was really entertain and David Wenham was brilliant as Spit. The courtroom scene is classic stuff.the ending is a bit weak and sentimental but still a good film.

The Rage in Placid Lake (2003)

Another not so funny film

[2/10 · 11 January 2004]

This is so bad it's beyond belief...It's yet another bad Australian comedy.how many are we going to make until we realise this type of film has had it's day. The characters have no depth and I can see why it bombed at the box office. It's time for a change of scenery.

Morvern Callar (2002)

A story that resonates

[7/10 · 10 January 2004]

Morvern Callar is fascinating in that it shows a genuinely different perspective from a young British director. Gone is Ken Loach's apologetic style of showing the lower class. This film is frightening and brilliant because it shows it how it is in a small town in Scotland. Life is pointless and there is no future-only the moment. It is a very bleak yet outstanding film

Last Orders (2001)

Not too much sentimentality just a good film

[3/10 · 10 January 2004]

Last Orders is a film I didn't think I would like so much. It is a gem. The story is about a group of people looking back on the death of one of their mates. But it focuses on his shortcomings and reveals something very interesting about his wife and child. Schepisi directs his one with the subtlety of his earlier films and shows a unique craft

The Tracker (2002)

A powerful original film

[7/10 · 10 January 2004]

It is very similar to the classic Walkabout. I saw it not long after seeing this classic film and although I liked The Tracker I thought maybe the director had copied many elements of the story and way of telling the story from Walkabout. It would have been a great film if you had never seen the film that was so closely copied. Interesting times.However see the 1960's film Walkabout for original ideas.

The Matrix (1999)

the big money makes a small plot film

[3/10 · 10 January 2004]

So much hype.so little excitement for the audience. This film is pure product and it'a a shame.I saw it the other night at an outdoor cinema and i know it's a few years since all the marketing hype, but it really was boring. All that money on special effects and yet it really is not exciting.