The Hard Word R
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DVD Details
- Rated: R
- Run Time: 1 hours, 42 minutes
- Video: Color
- Encoding: Region 1 (USA & Canada)
- Released: October 7, 2003
- Originally Released: 2003
- Label: Lions Gate
Performers, Cast and Crew:
Starring | Rachel Griffiths & Guy Pearce | |
Performer: | Joel Edgerton, Damien Richardson & Robert Taylor | |
Directed by | Scott Roberts | |
Music by | David Thrusell | |
Screenwriting by | Scott Roberts | |
Produced by | Al Clark, Gareth Jones & Hilary Davis | |
Director of Photography: | Brian J. Breheny |
Entertainment Reviews:
Rating: 2/4 --
It's fun as far as it goes, but that isn't very far.
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Detroit Free Press
Rating: 4/5 --
Roberts stuffs the film with clever twists that keep us one step behind the plot, which is where you want to be in a heist picture.
Orlando Sentinel
Rating: 2.5/5 --
Every heist movie trope is trotted out and given an Australian accent.
Las Vegas Weekly
Rating: C --
The film seems unsure what it wants to be about, only that it wants to be edgy while it's doing it.
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EricDSnider.com
...Amusingly gamy....It enjoys the asset of a grimy, slightly mildewy atmosphere....It also offers a few tart rip-off scenes and a performance of back-alley bravura by Guy Pearce in the lead...
New York Times
Rating: 2.5/4 --
This Aussie thriller is all about characters -- interesting characters, and several of them could hold a movie on their own.
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Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
Rating: 3/5 --
It is at most a middling effort.
Arizona Republic
Product Description:
In this action-comedy directed by Scott Roberts, a trio of Melbourne prison rats works with a crime boss on the outside, trying to pull off one last scheme to satisfy the man so he'll spring them from the lockup. The Twentyman brothers consist of leader Dale (Guy Pearce), ex-butcher Mal (Damien Richardson), and shadowy Shane (Joel Edgerton). Shane is the baby of the bunch, and the star of the show, who keeps every moment real with his utterly candid way of telling it like it is--providing for a string of priceless one-liners. On the outside, sleazy lawyer Frank (Robert Taylor) wheels and deals, all the while using his considerable financial charms to win over Dale's wife, Carol (Rachel Griffiths as the prototypical tart). A botched bank robbery organized by Frank sets the brothers off on a crooked course, and when they realize that they've been set up, they scramble to claim their promised freedom at any cost. Some hilarious revenge sequences involve a grosser-than-gross food poisoning gimmick, and the entire film is punctuated by wonderful cat-and-mouse chase games with Frank. Though THE HARD WORD is a tough, rigorous crime caper flick, underlying its action is clear comedic intent, albeit a dark and mischievous brand of humor. In his directorial debut, Roberts has crafted a fast-moving and highly entertaining film with its strengths lying in character development and a uniquely quirky script.
This film screened in the SXSW 2003 film festival in Austin, Texas.
This film screened in the SXSW 2003 film festival in Austin, Texas.
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Product Info
- Sales Rank: 132,198
- UPC: 031398101123
- Shipping Weight: 0.28/lbs (approx)
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