Two Hands is the best Australian film made for a long, long time and it is definitely the best gangster/crime flick ever made here. It is violent and contains a lot of swearing but that is how dodgy characters who mill around Kings Cross are, so I believe this added to the realism of the film overall.
A lot of reviews do not like Jimmys dead brother who makes a few appearances but I think he is handled very well - he doesn't actually appear physically to anyone in the film and he makes a great narrator. It was also great to see Sydney presented as it actually is, complete with street kids, syringes and suburbia (a lot different to what we'll see in Mission Impossible II - I'm sure).
One of the greatest achievments of Two Hands is the 'laugh out loud' humour possibly influenced by the great 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' or maybe even 'Grosse Point Blank' but also very Australian in its delivery. Performances are great all round and cannot be faulted. Heath Ledger will be going a long way and Bryan Brown maintains his 'legend' status. Overall this is a great film and should not be missed.
A lot of reviews do not like Jimmys dead brother who makes a few appearances but I think he is handled very well - he doesn't actually appear physically to anyone in the film and he makes a great narrator. It was also great to see Sydney presented as it actually is, complete with street kids, syringes and suburbia (a lot different to what we'll see in Mission Impossible II - I'm sure).
One of the greatest achievments of Two Hands is the 'laugh out loud' humour possibly influenced by the great 'Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' or maybe even 'Grosse Point Blank' but also very Australian in its delivery. Performances are great all round and cannot be faulted. Heath Ledger will be going a long way and Bryan Brown maintains his 'legend' status. Overall this is a great film and should not be missed.