I wasn't expecting much from this film given the low ratings and was really just sitting back killing some time. However I was pleasantly surprised to find this movie very quickly became entertaining and humorous. Although it started a little slow, the pace picked right up and pulled me along with it. Rob and Mike worked well together and bought a real 'mates' feel to the movie. It isn't often I laugh out loud but the guys antics and banter had me chuckling all the way through. The twists and turns and situation comedies had me laughing out loud and I have come away with four new faces to look out for in up and coming movies. Thank you for an entertaining hour and a half and would love to see more from this crew. :)
... View MoreI found this movie entertaining. From the reviews I've read thus far it seems I was one of the few who felt this way. Many of the reviewers on this site have been jaded by the big budget Hollywood epic. The funny thing is that these same reviewers are the first ones to lament about the dearth of fresh ideas found in modern cinema. I watch movies to be entertained, not to rush back to the IMDb forums to eviscerate the works of others.I don't normally post my comments on IMDb, but felt this movie to unfairly criticized.
... View Morethis film is essentially a lark about by some guys from new Zealand and really that is all it is, I don't think when they made the movie the filmmakers were thinking that this was going to be a world wide blockbuster or an intellectual indie thought provoker they simply made a movie that they thought would be fun and hoped that others would as well. I watch movies that are better than this on paper every day- if you break films down to their component parts - but sometimes, just sometimes you enjoy a movie for the sheer fun it gave you. This movie doesn't have a 10 out of 10 script. this movie doesn't have a 10 out of 10 score. this movie doesn't have a 10 out of 10 cast. this movie doesn't have a 10 out of 10 director. this movie doesn't have a 10 out of 10 cinematographer. BUT.... This movie does give 10 out of 10 enjoyment!!There are some great pieces of dialogue and some good set pieces, yes some of the acting is wooden and some of the action-fighting sequences are a bit crappy but they are still 10 out of 10 enjoyable.Listening to some of the critics on this site and you would never watch anything.DO YOUR SELF A FAVOUR SIT DOWN WATCH THIS WITH YOUR FAVOURITE POISON AND ENJOY!!No it isn't Shakespeare or Polanski or Hitchcock or even Michael Mann it just fun.
... View MoreEvil? Err, okay, someone needs to get out more. The movie was okay in the sense that unlike all other New Zealand movies, it didn't try to dig into quirkiness that defines just about every other NZ movie out there - think genetically modified killer sheep. Watching it, I did get a little bored after about 30 minutes, but then I did a gear change and accepted it for what it was - a low budget, romp through Auckland, with some cheesy action and acting. The actors seemed enthusiastic, albeit quite wooden at times. There were a few laugh out loud moments - ie Mike making the chick disappear and the whole conversation in the dry cleaners - and there were some cringe moments as well - ie the scene with the kids mother. Watching an interview on TV, it seems that it was all done on a budget of $50,000. Yeah, it wasn't the best, and for a first effort action movie a little light on the action. Worth a watch if you are a Ketzal Sterling fan, from the days when he was doing High Octane - another cheesy product but TOTALLY appropriate for that market.
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