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Dirt Music (2019)
Choppy seas...
A choppy movie with some good bits and some perplexing parts. I went after reading the book, so could fill in the gaps of the story with my reading of the book. The film was different in some important ways, notably the ending was changed and was weak.. Of course the landscape and filming was awesome, however as a West Australian the use of Esperance as a location was unexpected as obviously it was written about north of Perth at Lancelin, so it missed the point of where Winton was writing about. The genuine Australian actors were under-utilised which contrasted with Hedlands inability to speak in a believable Australian accent with weird blurting in an Irish accent. Yes he was handsome but why use an American when we have so many great actors. The story line did not flow particularly well and that was probably the biggest problem.... trying to convert a great read into a great watch. Nevertheless I enjoyed the film because of The West Australian setting.
Republic of Doyle: The Common Wealth (2013)
Orstrylian?
Ha ha why do they do it? If you're going to write an Australian into the episode why not get hold of an actor who can speak in an Australia accent. But also Australian's have a casual "get the job done" way of about them not unlike the Irish. The counterpoint could have made the episode into an interesting show instead of the formularised sitcom that Doyles has become.
Burning Man (2011)
Tedious and annoying.
Other reviewers have said it....tedious and annoying. Trying to be too clever by half, this movie jumps through the time zones almost frame by frame. The unifying factor being that the main character is a caricature of a male chef, you know the Gordon Ramsey type who are arrogant and think that the world worships them because they can cook seafood. With complete disregard, the main character has total disrespect for everyone in the story including himself. Wow, if this is what someone thinks grief is like then it's pretty extreme. The rest of us mix in being normal human beings with grief and continue our lives learning that life is for living. This being the gift that those who pass away leave us. I thought that it was portraying an ice addict such was the extreme behavior shown. Sorry guys trying a bit too hard...where is the subtle portrayal that Australian movies do best