7
… a romance-cum-gangster pic, which is a bold effort, but director Gilles Lellouche doesn’t quite pull it off.
7.5
... only making one point, which ... we know already. Still, nature is wonderful.
9
... skilful ...
7
Rahim gives a very solid performance here, which holds the film together, and he clearly can actually sing and play a bit.
5
… a tribute band playing accurate covers but only serving to remind us of the gap between this and the original.
Anyone who knows the history of Australian film knows that Dutch-born filmmaker Paul Cox (1940-2016) has a special place in the canon. Over a career spanning the 1970s to 2010s,
7.5
...swishes along at an elegant pace...
7.5
... brave, beautifully put together and has an epic story to tell ...
7.5
… filled mostly with gentleness and understanding, but just occasionally flashes of anger …
8.5
… memorable and real and it will stay with you long after you have been subjected to it…