The Mystery of a Hansom Cab

Name: The Mystery of a Hansom Cab
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Rating: 46
Cast: John Waters, Marco Chiappi, Shane Jacobson, Jessica De Gouw, Oliver Ackland

2012

1h 40m

Mystery & Thriller

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46%

Fewer than 50 Ratings

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A man is murdered and the investigation into his death uncovers a trail of secrets and scandal.

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Great sets, costumes and makeup. And the acting on average was fairly good. What I did find very distracting was the camera work. It kept pulling me out of the fantasy. The shots bounced around like a commercial, rapidly changing angles for no good reason.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

11/03/23

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Excellent adaption of the first ever detective novel. It bought the Melbourne of the 1880s alive.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/09/23

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obvious plot but pretty to look at

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Oh come now. 33% audience rating? Really? I'm no cinephile - just an ordinary viewer - but I thought this was a fine film. Well acted by people new to me on film (I'm not Australian) - fine scenery and costumes —- intriguing characters — a plot that kept me going and didn't disappoint me in the end (no ‘magic explanations' pulled out of a hat to brush away a bunch of loose ends) — it all fit together and made sense. Underlying it all was the kind of explanation for everybody's motives that you could plausibly have guessed (at least in outline) but which in the end was really satisfying when revealed. Also, a good bit of moral ambiguity throughout. Including at the end (no plot reveal here, I hope), when a conspiracy of silence may or may not do justice to the rights of one of the characters. A far, far better movie than your "33%" audience rating (so far, at least) would suggest.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/25/23

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A cute little murder mystery period piece that is well acted and well put together. Unfortunately, the movie relies on a a to be revealed secret that does not carry the movie. While I am sure that the secret was devastating at the time the movie is set in, it just does not merit much angst given modern sensibilities. I think that even the filmmakers realized once the secret is revealed that it would not amount to much, because the movie seems to end with sigh and a whimper that ultimately leaves the audience disappointed.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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Frances H

Pretty good mystery and very atmospheric costume period piece.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

06/19/21

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Shawn Seet

Director

John Waters

Mark Frettlby

Marco Chiappi

Duncan Calton

Shane Jacobson

Detective Samuel Gorby

Jessica De Gouw

Madge

Oliver Ackland

Brian Fitzgerald

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Synopsis

A man is murdered and the investigation into his death uncovers a trail of secrets and scandal.

Director: Shawn Seet
Producer: Ewan Burnett, Christopher Gist, Carole Sklan
Screenwriter: Glen Dolman
Genre: Mystery & Thriller
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Sep 21, 2020
Runtime: 1h 40m

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