Balmain Boys (2003 TV Movie) User Reviews

Above average TV movie

[Nitpicking · 6/10 · 30 August 2009]

I happened to see this the other day and was pleasantly surprised.

Thought it was going to be a barely watchable TV movie but it was well above average.

Better than two dimensional characters and some clever plot twists.

I cannot be the only person who has seen this and assumed it was the pilot for an on-going TV series, maybe it was. But looking on IMDb this seems not have happened, no sign of a series. Thats a shame because if the same standards had been maintained it would have been worth a look.

Being an (English) Brit I have to point out the subtle anti-English bias though. The boys (of the title) largely operate out of a pub called the Sir William Wallace and the unwholesome bad guy is English. Just a coincidence? Still enjoyed it though.

An excellent cop flick from Australia

[grafxman · 8/10 · 22 August 2003]

This film is produced by Hal McElroy who also produced the terrific TV series "Murder Call". This film concerns a cop who is also a legendary rugby player. In Fact he is referred to as "The Legend". His fame as a legendary rugby player gets him a lot of mileage when he does his police work.

Unfortunately he gets injured on the job and hooks up with a somewhat sleazy lawyer who is quite skilled at his profession. The "Legend" needs the lawyer when he gets into trouble with internal affairs. The lawyer has a lot of scummy clients so the "Legend" ends up assisting the lawyer too.

This flick is peppered with a variety of interesting characters. It also includes the wonderful music of Song Yu who does the music for "Murder Call".