Amy

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04/25/2012 During the 80s and 90s I watched Nadia Tass/David Parker movies on rotation... Rikky & Pete, Malcolm, The Big Steal etc... the alluring factor was that they each had a quirk. Tass & Parker have a wonderful way of finding the oddities of life and Amy was the final Australian film of theirs for a decade. Its a story about a little girl who suffers a post traumatic stress after seeing her rockstar father electrocuted to death while performing. In her grief she shuts off from the world... she cannot hear people and she cannot speak. Desperate for answers (a cure) her mother (Rachel Griffiths) seeks help from the country's leading psychologists while fending off child welfare officers. Finally a musician neighbour (Ben Mendelsohn) discovers that Amy can communicate through song. She can hear singing and she sing's back and the movie gets a little weird with everyone from cops to yobbos singing to her. Its a kitchy flick but its a good one. It's a nice story told well. Tass & Parker have put a lot of love into painting a beautiful picture of Melbourne too. It looks gorgeous. After Amy they went and made a few hallmark-eqsue tele movies in the USA but thankfully returned recently and made Matching Jack (See review). They're back! See more 04/06/2012 Strikingly photographed, especially the Outback scenes, and exceptionally acted (Rachel Griffiths in strong, Alana De Roma is wonderful and Ben Mendelsohn is nothing short of outstanding), Nadia Tess' humane film only falters in the final act when the sentimental card is played. See more 09/06/2011 It is heard not to have the occasional August Rush flashback while you watch this flick because it involves music and a damn kid. The songs aren't as impressive as August Rush but the kid is way cuter. See more 04/04/2011 Unique storyline with interesting characters. The ending was a little hard to believe but had great emotional impact. See more 07/03/2010 Amy is a lovely movie about a little girl who doesn't speak anymore after her father was tragically killed. See more 12/03/2009 BEST MOVIE I've seen in a looong time. It definitely evoked a lot of emotion and some tears. Incredible acting by young De Roma and very interesting storyline. See more Read all reviews

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