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Release Date: 26 March, 2002 Retail Price: $9.98 OUR Price: $8.99 You SAVE: $0.99! Cast: Complete Cast (6 total) |
Idiot Box Reviews
"The young and the bloody useless."
In the Australian crime film, "Idiot Box" two young, unemployed Australian men spend their days watching television and playing video games. Mick (Jeremy Sims), is--all things being relative--the more "sensitive" of the two. He writes rotten poetry, and lives with his brother. Kev (Ben Mendelsohn) the more self-destructive, explosive, and domineering of the two lives with his thoroughly fed-up mother. Life for Kev and Mick is a speculative thing--something they rail against, and pontificate about--but it's done from the luxury of a couch with occasional drunken forays into the neighbourhood.
One day, inspired by the dual influences of boredom and television, Mick and Kev begin a conversation about why bank robberies always go wrong. From this springboard, Kev and Mick decide it would be a great idea for them to rob a bank, and so the plan begins. The lads are hampered by a lack of a getaway vehicle (they only have bicycles), and no guns. The fact that they watch far too much television doesn't help either.
Watching Mick and Kev "practice" the robbery is tragic-comic--comic because they are so ridiculous, and tragic because they have no clue how out of touch with reality they've become. During the film, they cross paths with a shady gun dealer, and a big unsocial Rottweiler. The film also includes a sub-plot about a real banker robber and his heroin-addicted wife. "Idiot Box" is primarily a dark tale of despair, and exactly how funny the viewer finds the plot, depends on how much humour is seen in wasted lives, bitter ironies, and savage truths. The film is fast-paced (not an easy feat when the main characters suffer from terminal ennui), and the film's looks match the plot most effectively--displacedhuman
Idiot Box is Top-notch Aussie entertainment!
In Australia, this movie has been on video for years and it's always been a classic in my eyes. It has a brilliant cast, a truly honest screenplay and stylish direction. It is also a great spin on the bank robbery genre. (as is another great Australian movie "Two Hands")
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