Review of Men's Group (2008) by Liam P — 27 Sep 2009
Men's Group is a small film that suffers at the hands of a lack of money. For the strengths of the film are completely held at bay due to the constraints afforded the cast and crew of the cinematography and sound.
The film looks abysmally ordinary at times, and whilst perhaps that was the look the director, Michael Joy, may have been going it did nothing for the stories unfolding. The performances, however, are uniformly outstanding with Grant Dodwell really award-worthy in his turn.
His foul-mouthed, gambling addict is really quite an impressive achievement. The whole cast is on point. The film is about both pain and masculinity and how endemic the lack of an ability to express it within men is a problem.
A pretty fine effort let down by a smallish budget.
This review of Men's Group (2008) was written by Liam P on 27 Sep 2009.
Men's Group has generally received positive reviews.
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