I like to know as little as possible about a film before I see it. Al I knew about "Two Hands" was that Bryan Brown was in it, and it was the pick of the current aussie crop due to it's AFTA nominations. Writer/Director Jordan has seen "lock, stock..." more times than is healthy. Whilst the set-pieces are beautiful and the spot-on commentary on the aussie national psyche is perfect, the lack of a real story and the dullness of our lead send you into paroxsyms of seat-shifting.
The dead brother as narrator is woefully used and only the gangster bits between Pando and Oca are much fun, the lead lady is fantastic throughout and then goes inexplicably-drama-school towards the end.
Could be cut to be a fantastic short, provided you lose Heath. It wasn't until afterwards that I remembered where he'd not-acted before- "Ten things I hate about you", surely the worst shakespeare since Kenny Branagh's last mirror-fest. Avoid.
The dead brother as narrator is woefully used and only the gangster bits between Pando and Oca are much fun, the lead lady is fantastic throughout and then goes inexplicably-drama-school towards the end.
Could be cut to be a fantastic short, provided you lose Heath. It wasn't until afterwards that I remembered where he'd not-acted before- "Ten things I hate about you", surely the worst shakespeare since Kenny Branagh's last mirror-fest. Avoid.