Good concept, poorly executed.
Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%
View MoreGreat story, amazing characters, superb action, enthralling cinematography. Yes, this is something I am glad I spent money on.
View MoreA clunky actioner with a handful of cool moments.
This is good.The Skase subject was very touchy, and they did a good job of just telling a story. Highly fictional, with elements of facts, it is a solid storyline.I am not sure if the flag scene was to my liking, but I understood what they were trying to do. The people I was watching it with thought it was hysterical.Loved all the stuff in the van and at Skase's mansion. Worth a watch.
View MoreThis a good example of excellent film-making.I felt that I learnt much from director Matthew George who used action and comedy in this movie.When I first heard about the film, I thought it was going to be a flop, but after now viewing it twice, I was pleased with the dialogue and the construction of the story. The use of CGI was unexpected as most Australian films would not use it due to budget constraints.Good cast. Hadn't heard of many of the actors, but I am sure we will soon.
View MoreDidn't know who the subject of this film was. Didn't matter. Had this sent to me by a friend from Australia. This is out there material. Obviously not to be taken seriously? But a fun film at the end of the day. Did they ever get this (SKASE) guy in reality?I hope so.
View MoreIn the last 10 years the only Australian comedy which really appears to have hit the mark is The Castle. Let's Get Skase attempts to tap into the Working Dog humour that has made the former D-Gen/ Late Show creators so successful - but fails dismally.Australian comedy, once the backbone of our movie industry, appears to be plumbing a dry well at the moment. Let's Get Skase joins The Wog Boy and the disastrous Reckless Kelly among recent Oz films that provide you with one laugh for every half hour that it lasts. The problem is probably further reflected by the dearth of quality sitcoms on Australian telly at the moment. Sadly the best Oz sitcom of recent times is Hey Dad, a show that has been off the air for around seven years now and wasn't even all that funny. Greed was good in the 1980s and Christopher Skase lived by Gordon Gecko's creed, accruing wealth through his company Qintrex and then deserting the investors when the going got tough, heading to Spain.This film focuses on the Australian public's outrage at his low act and the doomed attempts by the Australian public to bring him back.Failing restauranteur Peter Dellasandro (co-writer Lachy Hulme) stars as the man destined to free hundreds of mum and dad investors from the debt yoke of Qintrex by bringing Our Man in Majorca back to face the music. Strangely the creditors are happy to ask a con man to retrieve a con man. Hulme's dress sense and facial hair should be condemned - he looks like Don Johnson in Miami Vice. The usually commendable Alex Dimitriadis also features, suffering at the hand of a dud script, while his co-stars (a cast of nobodies), to be very basic, suck. Let's Get Skase is like a beginner's archery class with most of the jokes missing the target. In the end Christopher Skase has the last laugh. He died several months before this audio visual obscenity was released, plunging Let's Get Skase into further mediocrity. For me, the best part of the film was the footage of Malcolm Blight booting that long distance goal to steal victory for North Melbourne in a football match in the late 1970s. The moment acts as inspiration for our head Skase chaser but makes the rest of us wish we were watching something near as exciting. Weekly recommended rental: The Castle (1997). Starring Bill Caton, Stephen Curry, Anne Tenney, Eric Bana, 'Bud' Tingwell and Sophie Lee. Just to remind you that Australian movies can be funny.
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