It was OK. I don't see why everyone loves it so much. It wasn't very smart or deep or well-directed.

Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Close shines in drama with strong language, adult themes.

So here I am, an Aussie in Thailand, watching a cable TV channel from Macau and on comes this movie "Gettin Square" made in 2003 in the area I used to live in for 28 years and written by one of my customers who used to frequent a retail shop I worked in right where it was filmed, Surfers paradise /Southport, Queensland, Aust and I didn't even know about anything this movie until tonight in 2014… and its really quite good.It's a caper movie with a good storyline, some funny moments, and very true to life Aussie "ocker" accents and speech patterns. It's not really over the top like some people say it is, there are people especially in this region that it was filmed in that talk and act like this,called "bogans" Overseas,none Aussie, audiences may find the accents a bit hard to understand and perhaps the Americans would like to make their 'own version' of it to dumb it down eg: the office, Kath and Kim etc but it's so different from the predictable , seen it all before a 1000 times movie by numbers, that seem to be spreading like a disease these days out of Hollywood.Check it out, it's a good laugh with some actors that went on to make big names for themselves post 2003

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie. It is funny, weird and original and stars some excellent actors such as Timothy Spall and David Wenham (who is hilarious!). One of the great things about is that the heroes are not your typical "goody-goodies". They are very unusual for heroes, as you will discover. Also, the stars are not American, but Australian as far as I can remember (though Timothy Spall, as you probably know, is British) which is a refreshing change from the usual stereotypical 'blonde bimbos' and 'dark hunks' which are found in most Western-made movies. The swearing can get a bit much if you're not used to it but otherwise it's a fantastic movie with an interesting ending.

Getting' Square is one of the zaniest movies I've seen all year. What really makes the movie is actor is David Wenham as Johnny "SPIT" Spitieri who plays a very dumb junkie. Some of you may know him as Faramir in Lord Of The Rings. Nobody could have played his junkie role better. I saw this movie at the Honolulu Film Festival and David Wenham was there. Getting' Square is about three criminals who are trying to set their lives straight. Spitieri is just out of jail and trying to get himself off drugs. Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) met Spitieri in jail, and he is released towards the start of the movie, and is also trying to clean himself up. The Australian accents were a bit hard for me to understand at times, but that didn't much matter because the actors did such a great job. The court room scene that David Wenham did was acting at it's best. Nobody else could have played Johnny Spitieri better.

A solid example of an Aussie crime/comedy caper - but more than that, it's a brilliant display by David Wenham, who deserves much applause (and a good shower) for his portrayal of Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri.Many things come together to make this a great Aussie film. The cinematography is clever and fresh, the script is, and the acting is superb.Sam Worthington is Barry, recently out of prison, who lands a job as a chef in a struggling restaurant, run by Darren (the wonderful Timothy Spall), an ex-con trying to stay straight. When Darren runs into trouble with a suspect $200,000, and Barry's friend Spit runs afoul of the local gangster (Gary Sweet), they team up for a double-cross - but it's much more complicated than that.The script is smart and devilish, but while it twists and turns, it never approaches ridiculousness. Written by prominent criminal lawyer Chris Nyst, you wonder who much is fact and how much is fiction - something here seems plausible.That might be just the superb acting. Worthington is solid and believable, but Wenham utterly steals the show as the hapless, mullet-wearing Spit. One scene where Spit goes before a court hearing is one of the highlights of Aussie cinema of the last decade. It's stunningly scripted, brilliantly acted - and very funny.'Gettin Square' isn't as good as 'Two Hands' - it's uneven at times, slightly plodding early on, and takes 40 minutes to really get into the script - but it's still well worth the entry price.