Review of Gettin' Square (2003) by Steph O — 06 Jun 2010
Yes, I watched this because of Sam Worthington (who was good, oh yes), but I was pleasantly surprised how good this movie actually was.
The plot was a bit hard to follow at times, but it began to all go together near the end; the random scenes in the beginning started to make sense, pieces fell to their places, and characters truly began to gain weight.
David Wenham as Spit was... After seeing him in movies like "The Lord of the Rings" and "Van Helsing", it was hard to tell it was the same man. The accent, the fidgeting, the hair(!), and the act altogether were mind-blowing and bothersome at the same time. No doubt, that guy was totally messed up.
Timothy Spall was also a familiar face, whom I've seen in Harry Potter movies. A totally different character here. I kept expecting the rat-like expression, but it never came ;).
All in all a fun, crazy movie about crooks getting square - and not managing that very well, whether it's the past coming to bite them in the ass or crooked cops messing up their future plans...
The romance between Worthington's Barry Wirth and Freya Stafford's Annie Flynn was totally unrelated to the rest of the story, I think. There was a lot going on, but it didn't really work for the rest of the plot.
This review of Gettin' Square (2003) was written by Steph O on 06 Jun 2010.
Gettin' Square has generally received positive reviews.
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