West (2007)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Daniel Krige

Writer:

Daniel Krige (written by)

Release Date:

5 July 2007 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Some places can break your heart.

Plot:

Pete & Jerry are cousins living in Sydney's Western Suburbs, where life consists of drinking, getting stoned, getting in fights and hanging out. But things change forever when Pete and Jerry both fall in love with the same girl. |

Plot Keywords:

Cousin | Drinking | Bunny Costume | Caught Having Sex | Beer Drinking

Cast

Khan Chittenden	...	Pete
Nathan Phillips	...	Jerry
Gillian Alexy	...	Cheryl
Michael Dorman	...	Mick
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Blazey Best	...	Bunny
David Field	...	Doug
Robin Goldsworthy	...	Guy buying drugs
Barry Harrison	...	Kenwood's Mullet Mate
Anthony Hayes	...	Kenwood
Emma Jackson	...	Nurse
Adrian Jarrett	...	Angelo
Brendan Krige	...	Kenwood's Nuggety Mate
Daniel Krige	...	Todd
Cameron Lansdowne	...	Kenwood's Tattooed Mate
Tim McCunn	...	Steve
Felicity Price	...	Elizabeth
Matt Reeder	...	Chicken Shop Manager
Felicity Soper	...	Jean
Yael Stone	...	Stacey

Runtime:

Australia:90 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Marrickville, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

West Films

Go West - way, way west

This film was absolute dross. The subject matter was not entirely irrelevant - I am sure that there are people out there like these people and I don't believe that cinema has to be representative of its country of origin. That said, dialogue was stodgy and stilted and it was full of unlikeable characters (save for the stuttering Michael Dorman, who was the only actor worth watching). Khan Crittenen, who was superb in Clubland, was as dull as dishwater (though I concede that it was more the script at fault than his actual performance). As far as entertainment .... well it's not at all.

By all means go see it, if you want to waste your money. Better to wait till its DVD launch - it will lose nothing on the small screen, though it would be better to lose the show entirely.