Monkey Grip

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10/18/2014 Don't waste your time seeing it. It is one of the most boring and dreary films I have seen. All the characters are unlikable and unbelievable. See more 07/17/2014 Period Piece Of Cinema Depicting The Demoralising Difficulties Association With Drug Addiction. The Fashions May Gave Moved On But The Issues, Love, Trust, Betrayal & Uncertainty Certainly Still Ring Very True. See more 05/29/2014 Adapted from Helen Garner's award winning novel of the same name, "Monkey Grip" is a portrayal of a year in the life of Nora, a young divorced mother who becomes involved with a junkie while trying to make sense of her identity. Noni Hazlehurst is good as Nora but Colin Friels is the real standout as Javo, Nora's drug addled boyfriend. Lookout for Chrissie Amphlett as Angela and The Divinyls performing some of their hits. Doc Neeson (ex front man for The Angels) was supposed to play Javo but he withdrew a couple of weeks before commencement of filming due to a conflict with band tour dates. See more 08/29/2010 The 80's setting was a flashback and big cringe. I would have to say the acting was pretty good, but it's a very slight film about a single mum and the men in her life. Nothing overly dramatic happens, it is more emotion driven than exciting. Interesting to see Chrissy Amphlett, though. See more 07/16/2009 A good portrayal of the book although it did gloss over a lot of the detail. Disappointing to learn that most of it was filmed in Sydney.... See more 03/18/2009 Not bad for 1982 movie, young Colin Friels as a drug addict is believable and actually where is now Noni Hazlehurst? She es perfect in this movie. See more Read all reviews

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