Steineded How sad is this?

Motompa Go in cold, and you're likely to emerge with your blood boiling. This has to be seen to be believed.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Rio Hayward All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

mark-551-851141 I'm a discerning movie watcher and it's very seldom I'll laugh out loud at a movie. In fact I generally tend to avoid comedies, too contrived, so little depth.But this one really tickled my funny bone. I absolutely LOVED the humour, so much of it understated and easy to miss if you lost concentration. By the end of the movie I was splitting my sides over the bonus bits during the credits.This movie also made me proud to be an Aussie. The locations were sophisticated and avoided the clichés. The dialogue was zany and the humour off-beat.Yes, the actors looked a little older, but I was star-struck by Rachael Taylor. Why haven't I seen her before? What an extraordinary talent.I thought the movie was really well written by four comedy writers who clearly had a lot of fun in the process. I thought the acting was exemplary and the casting was nothing short of genius.I've been so disappointed to hear it didn't make zillions at the box office, I'd have figured this as the perfect date-movie. Like many long- time classics, perhaps it will enjoy a long and prosperous future after a mediocre initial reception. Hopefully more people like me will unexpectedly discover it and tell their friends.

Claire Boyles The story concept is great, really something I'd enjoy watching, I love marketing, love personal development, love romance. So a story of someone realising they're not quite doing life the way that leads to fulfillment is a good one. Love interest thrown in? You're onto a winner! Except that it's not a good movie, it shows twice as much information than is needed to make a point in the plot. The main character just comes across as a complete ass who has no feelings for anyone, barely himself. The "Mentor" character is awful, seriously, why would anyone take "advice" from someone like this? Some of the lines are just plain awful, I would class them at the level of high school kids learning how to write a screen play. A decent editor would have helped, to stop it getting boring but it would have simply moved my rating from a 3 to a 4.5 at best. The characters just weren't congruent/realistic, one scene where his friends fiancé supposedly is so frustrated with his attitude comes out of the blue and doesn't make any sense whatsoever.. Another point Ben is amazed that Alex can speak fluent Arabic, you'd have thought she'd just discovered the theory of relativity, or something similar that is truly amazing, rather than learned to speak the language of the country she's lived and worked in for years... Watching movies like this makes you realise just how good really great directors and editors actually are, you don't notice their skills because it just makes the film seamless, and enjoyable, and one that you can emotionally connect and empathise with the characters. I think the story told is a common one, avoidance of intimacy but it's done very clumsily. If I were involved in the making of this movie I would consider it a "Learning experience"... If you want to watch a movie that could have been brilliant, but was destroyed by poor screen writing, poor direction, and poor editing, this is the movie for you!

david-blanco-861-258536 I saw this movie yesterday in a deserted theater. There were 3 other patrons in attendance, which perhaps gives an insight into the fate of its theatrical release. Where to begin with the disatisfaction I felt watching it? For starters, despite the characters being described as being in their late 20's, the actors playing them did not look that age. Try mid thirties instead. It was a jarring and distracting element. This film dealt with 20s somethings who live in ultra glamorous surroundings whilst having identity crises and wondering what "it is all about" . They also attend lavish "ultra hip" events............basically. Its a hard life isn't it? . These are people you wouldn't want to spend a substantial amount of time with. This film seemed to comprise of party scene, after party scene, after party scene, after.......................If something actually happened at these parties, I could actually justify it. I cannot recall a film i have attended in recent memory that has DRAGGED as much as this film. I was aware of its 114 minute running time before going in, and I was stunned when I looked at my watch after what I thought was a substantial amount of time, to realise I had an hour left to go in the company of these annoying characters. Large tracts of this film could have been edited out without the "plot" being affected. I.e the segment dealing with the Russian tennis player. The film also appeared to a running advertisement for several corporate organisations, if you watch the film, it will be easy to detect them. The scene at the horse races has to be one of the most horribly photographed scenes in recent memory, with the actors outfitted in the most garish headgear and formal wear. The film has no score to speak of, it is just pop rock song after pop rock song of the Silverchair, Powderfinger variety. In the end, you start to wonder if you are watching some sort of music video montage . Another instance of the film falling victim to its own perceived "hip"ness. Perhaps Australian audiences are a bit more critical when Aussie films attempt to emulate tried and true formulas used more successfully by Hollywood (I.e the slick rom-com)? But this film did not ring true for me. It seems to me that perhaps the Working Dog team should have attempted a story about characters closer in age to THEM. I cannot recommend this film and if I had to summarise it in a word, it would be PHONY. Wait for DVD. (If you must).

rowsey_23 The main thing you need to remember with this movie is that it's not supposed to win an Oscar for best film, so if you go into the film expecting it to be the greatest thing to ever hit a movie screen then your simply going to be disappointed. Instead, go in for a laugh. It's a feel good instant classic with some very genuine characters. You'll recognise a lot of them from your daily life which really helps you relate to the film. Basically the film has a very 'funny because its true' vibe therefore creating a very close relationship with its audience, making it very hard not to relax and actually enjoy the movie rather than analysing every thing thats wrong with it.A huge positive for me was the great/true light it showed Melbourne in. It's always been a struggle of mine to explain to internationals why they should visit Melbourne, I wouldn't recommend any of the so called 'tourist attractions'. So having the film visit the races, grand prix, moonlight cinema, air balloons and some top night spots really brought the movie on a whole to a 9 star finish for me.So if you want a fun night out and have a good sense of humour then this is the movie for you. Can't wait to see it again.