Review of Suburban Mayhem (2006) by Natasha S — 03 Nov 2007

Emily Barclay has cool tattoos. In real life. At the big day out she has this cool gigantic one on her leg. I just remember thinking I wanted one too. Besides kind of being in the same social circles, we have never met. Still weird to see her totally naked... like accidentally catching your parents or your mate in the act... just a little bit disturbing. I didn't expect that at all. And here I was bragging about how much nude scenes aren't really a big fuss in one of my other reviews...so about the movie...

I loved the dynamic between her and Matthew McFadyen's character in In My Father's Den. Since then I've seen very little of Barclay and was quite excited she was in this new project playing a completely different and adult character. Well, in many ways adult and in others a child. I love her character's refusal to accept responsibility for her actions and her blatant sadistic behaviour towards others.

Michael Dorman, I loved from The Secret Life of Us, and in this film he's really heartbreakingly sweet and naive - he seems to have his head screwed on - but Miss Manipulation is his number one crush so he is determined to do whatever she wants. Even if it includes taking the baby around the streets at night for some wheelies in the car.

The humour was great. I didn't think it was going to be funny despite all that suggested it would be - white trash australia with mullet cuts and long nails. 'White trash' seems to be a universal concept - completely relevant in all parts of the Western World...

I might be starting to go off on a rant...

So GOOD FUCKING MOVIE. that is all.