Arnold
CibbuanoLet's Get Skase
November 28th 2006 09:05
Oh dear. This film showed a lot of promise. I mean, come on - a film about a crack squad trying to kidnap Christopher Skase? This could've been gold!. But it's not.
The plot is a lot more complicated than it needs to be. Basically, it's a heist film. There are characters who try to prevent the heist from happening, and some who want to take it over, but for all it's worth it never amounts to anything much of interest for the viewer. The comedy is displaced by drama at times, and this film should've aimed to be more of an outright laugh-fest.
Lachy Hume, the writer/star of the film, is pretty good as the opportunist heading up the kidnap plan. The team itself is an opportunity missed though - some of the characters (the driver and the ops guy particularly) are drastically underdeveloped, which is a shame considering that the driver's all too few lines are probably some of the funniest in the film. Craig McLachlan is surprisingly good, and does the best he can with an aggravating character. The direction though, well, it's a complete mess - at times looking very low budget and straight-to-pay-TV.
I can't stress enough how much of a disappointment this film was to me, it seemed like such a great idea. The Australianisms (eg. the description of Skase as a 'bullshit artist') had the potential for brilliance, but fall prey to the film's uneven nature. Better luck next time, I guess.
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