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4.7/10   185 votes
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Director:
Morgan O'Neill
Writer:
Morgan O'Neill (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
27 July 2006 (Australia) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama more
Plot:
Sydney stand-over man Jack Barrett (Friels) wants to retire to the seaside. | add synopsis
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Awards:
3 nominations more
User Comments:
Good screenplay, but the film didn't quite match it. more (7 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Cameron Ambridge ... Bike Riding Gunman

Tony Barry ... Louis

Nammi Le Benson ... Security Girl #1
Douglas Blaikie ... Nikkos

John Boxer ... Terry
Cheuk-Fai Chan ... Gunman #1
Vince Colosimo ... Keeling
Dante Dizon ... Blackjack Dealer
Anh Do ... Nguyen
Colin Friels ... Jack Barrett
Jason Gillam ... Jonas

Paul Gleeson ... Murray
Linal Haft ... Reno
Brian Harrison ... Havana
Chris Haywood ... Arkan
Julie Hudspeth ... Admin Officer
Emma Jackson ... Woman in Car
Holly Jones ... Female Constable

Jay Laga'aia ... Vincent
Skyla Laginha ... Child in Car

Angie Milliken ... Kate

Dorian Nkono ... Sonna
Bojana Novakovic ... Billie
Don Reid ... Chief Super
Chelsea Russell ... Girl in Audience
Toby Schmitz ... Trent
John Schwartz ... Mick
Anthony Simcoe ... Jim
Melinda Smith ... Mrs. Keeling
Sotiri Sotiropoulos ... Man in Car
Bruce Spence ... Kennedy
Chris Williams ... Morgue Attendant

Matt Zeremes ... Hazim
Jenny Zhang ... Security Girl #2
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Additional Details

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Runtime:
Australia:90 min
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16
Filming Locations:
Fairfield, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia more
Company:
Screentime Pty. Ltd. more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Morgan O'Neill's fiancé is one of the extras in the university scenes. She is also wearing one of the T-shirts for a college band Morgan was involved with more

FAQ

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User Comments

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3 out of 8 people found the following comment useful.
Good screenplay, but the film didn't quite match it., 13 July 2006
6/10
Author: Flint-13 from Adelaide, Australia

Having read the screenplay on Project Greenlight, I was keen to see how it turned out. It was true to the script, which is what one would hope when the director is also the writer, but there were scenes which could have been deleted without diminishing the impact of the film. When I read the script, I got the feeling of a comic-book story and there's nothing wrong with this--gritty, tough, seamy underside of a big city. Somehow the film didn't quite carry this across and seemed to be trying to add more credibility to what could be just a good, slightly-clichéd action flick. One thing that I thought was that it was shot on video. Some of the scenes definitely lacked the sharp crispness of film and I was surprised to see the Kodak logo in the end credits. I was also surprised that they could shoot it on film and keep it in the AUD1M budget. Shooting on video could have actually added a grainy dimension which would suit this film noir genre. The choice of music was as good as it gets.

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