Suburban Mayhem

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Don H @deafmix3 1d If Gaspar Noe directed a remake of Pink Flamingos, it might feel something like this... Suburban Mayhem is flaming psycho trash so brilliantly realized it enters high art territory. (It premiered at Cannes and was nominated for the Un Certain Regard prize and was nominated for 12 Australian Film Institute awards, and the presence of Birthday Party/Bad Seeds members on the soundtrack might likewise suggest more at play here than the 20% critics review on RT would indicate.) DEFINITELY not for everyone (obviously), as the negative reviews are right on one thing: the characters here and the story itself has no redeeming value. It is a searing portrait of an absolute monster - a delusional, vacuous, manipulative sociopath who slides into psychopathology. Emily Barclay gives an amazing performance. It is brutal and hilarious, often at the same time. And Mick Harvey could not have chosen a better theme song than "Sucker Love." Total nihilist classic. See more Geoff T 4d Car crash movie. You want to turn it off but you can’t..Hoping that the main character will get her comeuppance . Not great but because it’s Australian.. watchable See more Dotti I May 1 I remember it from decades ago, and to this day i still remember what a provocative movie it was. The acting is bloody superb. Too underrated. See more 08/21/2019 Great little Aussie movie See more 04/01/2014 Trashy, sexy, hateful. Loved it. See more 06/23/2013 The key problem with this Australian comedy/drama is that its chief protagonist (or should the be antagonist?) is so incredibly unlikable and inaccessible that it's difficult to see why anyone would want to spend time with her, let alone kill for her, especially when you poses the charms of her boyfriend Rusty (a stunning Michael Dorman) who could easily have any other girl. Played by a solid Emily Barclay, the spoilt, manipulative Katrina's only apparent motivation for her tangled web of actions is an apparent incestuous loyalty to her brother (an excellent Laurence Bruels), but this in itself doesn't convince as a justification for the proceedings. Supporting performances are quite fine in this sometimes quirky piece (Anthony Hayes, Robert Morgan, Genevieve Lemon and Steve Bastoni all deliver the goods) but the end result, whilst competently made, is nothing special. See more Read all reviews

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