
Anthea is undergoing a crisis of confidence: overworked, no boyfriend, struggling to find goals - and all her friends are leaving Brisbane. She is tempted to leave herself, but is opposed by her long time best platonic male friend Michael. Michael thinks people who leave Brisbane are copycats who follow the crowd; he is quite happy to stay in Brisbane, he is in a stable job and a stable very low-maintenance sex-with-the-ex relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie. He is... (Full plot summary below)
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Anthea is undergoing a crisis of confidence: overworked, no boyfriend, struggling to find goals - and all her friends are leaving Brisbane. She is tempted to leave herself, but is opposed by her long time best platonic male friend Michael. Michael thinks people who leave Brisbane are copycats who follow the crowd; he is quite happy to stay in Brisbane, he is in a stable job and a stable very low-maintenance sex-with-the-ex relationship with his ex-girlfriend, Stephanie. He is in a rut. Anthea's temptation to leave Brisbane increases with the impending departure of her flatmate Kath. However she then hears that an ex-boyfriend of hers Jake is coming back to Brisbane to live. To Michael's annoyance, she dreams of a great future with him. Michael is thrown out of his comfort zone by starting a new relationship with a girl he meets at work, Simone. Slightly "alternate" and good natured, Simone is totally different from the sorts of girls he normally deals with, and he finds himself in a relationship over which he does not have total control. On her last day in Australia, Anthea and Michael finally resolve their feelings for each other.
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| Urban CinefileUrban Cinefile CriticsThere's a real energy and sense of place about this involving romantic comedy in which character takes centre stage. The debut feature for director Louise Alston, the film is an exploration of relationships, and works extremely well. |
| User ReviewChris POne of those films that sneaks up on you so that by the end you almost feel part of the action, in that you know all the characters and want to know what happens to them. It works because it identifies a number of related issues that bother those of us in our late twenties/early thirties. The fact that it's set in Brisbane is neither here nor there; in fact part of the point seems to be that all cities are the same. The performances are engaging and there are some hilarious moments, not least when Tyson tells David, "Mate, you don't make friends with unattractive women!" Still pondering that one, but it may well be true. |
| User ReviewJen TA treat for Australians and non Australians alike. |
| User ReviewShannon CBeing born in Brissie and living there for 24 years I have to say this film is spot on. Loved it but of course I am somewhat biased and I really wanted to see all the local locations again since I haven't been back for a while ;) |
| User ReviewNicki MOne of the better Australian films I have seen lately. I don't think it will be on anyone's list to watch over and over, but to see once, was pretty good. Fairly unknown cast do a good job here in what is pretty much a chick flick with a bit of quirkiness. I think being an Australian film I could find most of the characters here pretty relatable and they rang true. I think most of us can relate to being a twenty something and wanting to run away overseas where something might actually happen! (Although in my case I went through that one in my teens - not that i ever did!). |
| User ReviewAdam RAwesome movie--looooved it. How refreshing is fresh writing. Ryan Johnson's character cracked me up--well delivered lines. A must see. |
| User ReviewHuw GSomehow a charming ode to a phase of life everyone will recognise - lived or seen. Predictable though, even when it doesn't make sense to go the usual way. Very Australian yet without the usual downer, which is a huge plus, just for proving it can be done, never mind making it thoroughly enjoyable! There's also some nice character observations and a good bit of humour too. |
| User ReviewJo GA realistic story, we all know someone who fits each of the characters. It does make Brisbane look like the daggiest city on the planet though ;-) |
| User ReviewWends DBrilliantly written, with the best one-liner about Starship Troopers ever written. Charachterisation of Brisbane boys down perfectly. Some acting let's it down from time-to-time though. |
| User ReviewFlemming JSweet and very witty comedy and good to see Brissy featured in a movie. |