what´s all the fuss about this movie?!
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sharon-mckay — 20 years ago(March 20, 2006 10:01 PM)
I watched this just now March 2006 and thought what was all the fuss about too. I liked the intertwining plot but thought the acting in places was over dramatic.
The story-line I though what very good what Barbara Hersey adn Peter Phelps. It's amazing what a suspicious mind can drive you too. -
hoorayforthe21stcentury — 19 years ago(May 03, 2006 03:11 AM)
It's an odd thing. I agree that there is something about the movie that just feels "off" - it just seems to be trying far too hard to make a point about the nature of modern relationships. Purporting to deal with "real" characters, all I experienced were stale stereotypes that utter phrases that I'd heard thousands of times before.
The storyline itself reminded me far too much of a television cop show. It's a good film, but perhaps it would make an even better episode of Blue Heelers?
That said, the filmography was brilliant, and some of the twists were pulled off well. And, with Australian cinema still struggling to find its way, it was infinitely better than another mediocre "comedy". In comparision with something like Somersault, though? No, you just can't compare. Lantana just lacks spark. -
shirazakoo — 19 years ago(May 05, 2006 01:42 AM)
My wife and I watched this movie recently. We were laughing out loud at the plot, especially as the character played by Geoffrey Rush in the end was lumbered with 2 remotish spots to mourn and remember.
However the music was fab and the suspense and twists very entertaining. I especially liked the last scene where the Salsa music was belting out as the various plot resolutions became apparent.
Recently i bought the movie and soundtrack - my wife said asked why? are you crazy? -
owenmatt — 19 years ago(July 16, 2006 10:25 PM)
It seems this movie has the ability to polarize people. Reactions of "if you don't like it why dont you go and see Fast and the Furious smacks of intellectual elitism and are entirely unhelpful.
For my part, I too found this movie dull and directionless. Excrutiating is the word. I loved Bliss but that was over 20 years ago and had a brilliant Peter Carey novel as it's backbone. Pretty hard to screw up that.
When something looks like a duck, quacks like a duck, smells like a duck, chances are pretty good that it's a duck. This movie is a duck. A telemovie duck at best. -
janet-55 — 19 years ago(August 30, 2006 01:00 AM)
I think this is quite a good movie, spoiled by that weird end coda where you're treated like an idiot and shown where everyone is in their respective lives, and it just doesn't "compute" as they say. I do think that much of the film is good, but if it were up to me I'd re-edit it to make it shorter and zippier, probably cut out all that unnecessary stuff about Patrick and centre more closely on Leon the only truly interesting and developed character in the film. However it does help that he's portrayed beautifully by Anthony LaPaglia, who as one critic wrote recently, can make even reading the alphabet exciting!!