Grievous Bodily Harm

Name: Grievous Bodily Harm
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Cast: Colin Friels, John Waters, Bruno Lawrence, Shane Briant, Caz Lederman

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1988

1h 36m

Mystery & Thriller

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An Australian crime reporter (Colin Friels) and policeman (Bruno Lawrence) follow a deranged schoolteacher (John Waters) looking for his wife.

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Grievous Bodily Harm is directed with hard-edged efficiency and a meticulous attention to detail, all the way up to the final sequence. Then it goes soft in the head.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jan 1, 2000

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A surprise twist ending saves this from utterly worthless garbage. I spent the first half of the film wondering what the actual plot was, as it seemed to have none. Scenes appear to have no continuity with one-another as if the parts were filmed at various times over a few years' span. Disjointed acting makes for a confusing array of interactions. Not worth your time, but if you do happen to watch it, the ending is fun.

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01/28/23

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Mark Joffe

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Colin Friels

Tom Stewart

John Waters

Morris Martin

Bruno Lawrence

Det. Sgt. Ray Birch

Shane Briant

Stephen Enderby

Caz Lederman

Vivian Enderby

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Synopsis

An Australian crime reporter (Colin Friels) and policeman (Bruno Lawrence) follow a deranged schoolteacher (John Waters) looking for his wife.

Director: Mark Joffe
Producer: Richard Brennan
Screenwriter: Warwick Hind
Production Co: The Australian Film Commission, FGH, Smiley Productions, International Film Management
Rating: R
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Apr 29, 2017
Runtime: 1h 36m

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