Review of He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) by Cath L — 19 Jan 2016
My expectations were possibly a little higher, seeing as the book is one of my favourites and I saw the stage play three times. As it is, the movie is slow-to-dragging pace-wise, perhaps trying to capture the languorous nature of east-coast-Australian share-housing, but in combination with a throughline peppered with non sequitur dialogue, the whole thing could come off as a brilliant arthouse film if only it were in a foreign language.
Noah Taylor is interesting to watch as he stumbles through his own numbness but the emotional outburst at top of his arc feels unsatisfying. Hamilton, Bohringer, and Menglet do better jobs individually.
This review of He Died with a Felafel in His Hand (2001) was written by Cath L on 19 Jan 2016.
He Died with a Felafel in His Hand has generally received positive reviews.
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