Bitter & Twisted

2008

1h 30m

Drama

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60%

10 Reviews

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31%

50+ Ratings

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A family slowly falls apart since the death of the oldest son three years earlier.

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Very surprised by the negative reviews on this. I actually thought it was a really good little Australian slice of life film. I found a lot of this really rang true, very relatable. It's not exactly a feel good film as it is about a family who have been through a trauma with the death of their adult son. The father is eating himself to death and unhappy at work as a really bad car salesman. The mother is feeling her age and like her life is over. I found her character especially good. Their other son is chasing around the girlfriend of his dead brother, who is meanwhile involved with an older married man - you get the idea! Not a happy group of people. Recommended if you don't need a movie that is all happy and not true to life. Personally I liked this a lot.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/22/23

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Thoughtful film, gets it just about right for me.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/05/23

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Audience Member

A little bit slow but the story somehow keeps you interested.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/04/23

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did you ever get a sticker at school that said "For Trying!" ?

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Christopher Weekes

Director

Noni Hazlehurst

Penelope Lombard

Steve Rodgers

Jordan Lombard

Leeanna Walsman

Indigo Samvini

Christopher Weekes

Ben Lombard

Matthew Newton

Matt Salt

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Jim Schembri

The Age (Australia)

Noni Hazelhurst and Steve Rodgers are very good, but there really is only so much moping one can stand.

Rated: 2/4

Sep 19, 2008

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

It's a film that demands that you slow your own pulse rate and surrender to its melancholy rhythms. As with so many young Australian filmmakers, Weekes isn't interested in having his characters sparkle.

Sep 19, 2008

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Alissa Simon

Variety

Despite game perfs from a well-known cast, weak scripting and sketchy character development leave too many holes to ultimately convince or compel.

Apr 29, 2008

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Matthew Pejkovic

Matt's Movie Reviews

A sombre film, Bitter and Twisted is not Friday night entertainment, but rather a poignant look at grief and its ramifications.

Rated: 3.5/5

Jul 7, 2010

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Steve Rhodes

Internet Reviews

A much more appropriate title for this snoozefest would be Slow & Pointless.

Rated: 1.5/4

Mar 9, 2009

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Howard Feinstein

Screen International

It's a miracle when an untracked English-language film arrives on the scene -- and a special joy when said movie is smashing.

Oct 18, 2008

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Synopsis

A family slowly falls apart since the death of the oldest son three years earlier.

Director: Christopher Weekes
Producer: Michael Favelle
Screenwriter: Christopher Weekes
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 21, 2019
Runtime: 1h 30m

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