many years ago i saw this movie (on television maybe. ) and loved it. so i decided to rent it on dvd the other day to see whether it still held up in my estimation. it did. set in sydney notorious king cross district (where prostitution and drug abuse and sex stores thrive) and it tells the story of jimmy (played by heath ledger). jimmy is a young man. maybe late teens or thereabouts and who hasn not had a stable family background. he is on the fringes of society and and works as a tout for a sex club (encouraging people to enter the store). he is aware of an underworld figure called pando and who is a local bigwig in the cross. it jimmy hope that he will find himself on pando radar and get in with him. a short cut to upward social mobility and he hopes. one night jimmy meets the beautiful young woman alex (played by the charming rose byrne). you just know that a love story will play out between them. on that night as well and jimmy is first contacted by pando (played by bryan brown). pando has a job for jimmy. it the foot in the door that jimmy has been waiting for. to reveal too much more would spoil the many surprises that this movie has in store for the viewer. stylistically and if you like quentin tarantino or guy ritchie movies and you should be in tune with what to expect. twists and turns and black comedy. what so great about this movie is its very australian ness. it no mere knock off of tarantino or ritchie and but a genuine australian contribution to the genre. a fascinating aspect to this movie is how it all hangs together. sometimes you are introduced to characters who you wonder what the hell theyre doing there. in the end and all these loose ends tie together beautifully. it sort of like a celluloid moebius strip. a highlight of the movie is bryan brown character of pando. pando likes puzzles and and it fun to see him play games with his cronies. it the little details revealed about him which are so enjoyable. his taste in music and for starters. of the heath ledger movies i have seen (the dark knight and 10 things i hate about you) and this is perhaps his best role. wasn not taken with 10 things. if you are a heath ledger fan (ledger recently died a tragic and accidental death) and this is a chance to see him in his greatest australian role and i think. there is great chemistry between ledger and byrne in this movie so and on one level and it functions as nice love story. this movie doesn not have some of the horror of tarantino and ritchie underworld movies and but it does have some adult themes. scenes that surprise you with their coldness and beauty. in that sense and it not an ideal movie for very young viewers and but it not a movie that gore hounds will get excited about either. lastly and i have to say that it is great that australia can make great movies like this. usually the kind of movies my home country makes can be uniniviting. this movie has strengths where many australian movies have weaknesses. i. e. it has a great story and great acting and a great script. we need more popular and quality movies like this to be made here in australia. highly recommended. other australian movies i have loved include representbreaker morant ( positive ) mad max 2 ( positive ) my brilliant career (not reviewed here by me yet) proof (nr) the devil playground (nr) the year my voice broke (nr) bad boy bubby (nr. a great and dark comedy) the dish (nr. a great and charming comedy). 
many years ago i saw this movie (on television maybe. ) and loved it. so i decided to rent it on dvd the other day to see whether it still held up in my estimation. it did. set in sydney notorious king cross district (where prostitution and drug abuse and sex stores thrive) and it tells the story of jimmy (played by heath ledger). jimmy is a young man. maybe late teens or thereabouts and who hasn not had a stable family background. he is on the fringes of society and and works as a tout for a sex club (encouraging people to enter the store). he is aware of an underworld figure called pando and who is a local bigwig in the cross. it jimmy hope that he will find himself on pando radar and get in with him. a short cut to upward social mobility and he hopes. one night jimmy meets the beautiful young woman alex (played by the charming rose byrne). you just know that a love story will play out between them. on that night as well and jimmy is first contacted by pando (played by bryan brown). pando has a job for jimmy. it the foot in the door that jimmy has been waiting for. to reveal too much more would spoil the many surprises that this movie has in store for the viewer. stylistically and if you like quentin tarantino or guy ritchie movies and you should be in tune with what to expect. twists and turns and black comedy. what so great about this movie is its very australian ness. it no mere knock off of tarantino or ritchie and but a genuine australian contribution to the genre. a fascinating aspect to this movie is how it all hangs together. sometimes you are introduced to characters who you wonder what the hell theyre doing there. in the end and all these loose ends tie together beautifully. it sort of like a celluloid moebius strip. a highlight of the movie is bryan brown character of pando. pando likes puzzles and and it fun to see him play games with his cronies. it the little details revealed about him which are so enjoyable. his taste in music and for starters. of the heath ledger movies i have seen (the dark knight and 10 things i hate about you) and this is perhaps his best role. wasn not taken with 10 things. if you are a heath ledger fan (ledger recently died a tragic and accidental death) and this is a chance to see him in his greatest australian role and i think. there is great chemistry between ledger and byrne in this movie so and on one level and it functions as nice love story. this movie doesn not have some of the horror of tarantino and ritchie underworld movies and but it does have some adult themes. scenes that surprise you with their coldness and beauty. in that sense and it not an ideal movie for very young viewers and but it not a movie that gore hounds will get excited about either. lastly and i have to say that it is great that australia can make great movies like this. usually the kind of movies my home country makes can be uniniviting. this movie has strengths where many australian movies have weaknesses. i. e. it has a great story and great acting and a great script. we need more popular and quality movies like this to be made here in australia. highly recommended. other australian movies i have loved include representbreaker morant ( positive ) mad max 2 ( positive ) my brilliant career (not reviewed here by me yet) proof (nr) the devil playground (nr) the year my voice broke (nr) bad boy bubby (nr. a great and dark comedy) the dish (nr. a great and charming comedy). ---------------------------------Answer Question Below----------------------------------

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