Some of the scenes in the first stage of this film were embarrassing. Supposedly funny moments were too obviously staged. And I found the friendship between Dumby, the aboriginal footy star, and Blacky, the unco try-hard who wants to improve his vocab, unconvincing. Some parts of the script were dreadful. The actors must have hated playing those scenes.
But once the footy nonsense is out of the way, this becomes a highly dramatic film, with good writing and excellent acting from the whole cast.
Don't give up on it too early.
But once the footy nonsense is out of the way, this becomes a highly dramatic film, with good writing and excellent acting from the whole cast.
Don't give up on it too early.