Review of The Jammed (2007) by Vivienne O — 10 Apr 2010
Difficult to watch just because you know the themes and events portrayed are real and based on real life events and court transcripts. Shocking that a government that claims that they believe in a "fair go" is so blase about locking refugees in detention centres which are bascially jails.
And to think that they still haven't gotten rid of the illegal sex trade in their own backyard. In terms of the technical aspects, a bit of a let down. I know it was made with a limited budget and it is a positive thing to bring the subject to the mass consciousness but the low quality is telling.
I feel the movie could have been tackled better as a docudrama rather than a straight out drama. The protaganist's own little side plot was distracting to the much bigger and important story the film was trying to portray.
The scripting was a little lacklustre; could have been better. Emma Lung put in a commendable performance but the rest of the acting was a little amateurish.
This review of The Jammed (2007) was written by Vivienne O on 10 Apr 2010.
The Jammed has generally received very positive reviews.
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