Gettin' Square

I work in the area the film is based. I drive past where most of the scenes were filmed daily and also encounter people exactly like those in the film. If you think the Australianism was put on or too strong,... Full review

I've now watched this movie twice and enjoyed it immensely on both viewings. It has an excellent script with great humour and is very hilarious in parts... particularly when David Wenham's character "Johnny Spitieri" is on the screen. David should have... Full review

I bought this DVD second hand from Amazon when I realized that the DVD drive on my PC is slightly more promiscuous than the one on my TV, and can be teased into playing Region 4 DVDs, because for some reason... Full review

Hate to compare it but best described as Australia's 'Lock Stock and 2 smoking Barrels' set in Queensland. When you are convinced by roles being played you forget they are actors in a movie unlike so many 'Wallyhood' celebs who play... Full review

Getting' Square is one of the zaniest movies I've seen all year. What really makes the movie is actor is David Wenham as Johnny "SPIT" Spitieri who plays a very dumb junkie. Some of you may know him as Faramir in... Full review

A solid example of an Aussie crime/comedy caper - but more than that, it's a brilliant display by David Wenham, who deserves much applause (and a good shower) for his portrayal of Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri. Many things come together to make... Full review

The marketing killed this one because it was a great film with brilliant performances but it seemed like another bad comedy. However it was really entertain and David Wenham was brilliant as Spit. The courtroom scene is classic stuff.the ending is... Full review

Snappy, dialogue-driven crime caper with a typically Australian twist, this latest Tarantino-inspired effort is anything but run-of-the-mill. Notable for its brilliant casting and overacting, particularly by Wenham (who starred in Teplitzsky's first feature Better Than Sex and was happy to take... Full review

David Wenham steals the show as the spaced out junkie "Spit". His performance in the tribunal scene is one of the greatest comedy scenes I've ever seen in a movie. This performance took it from just another caper movie to a... Full review

This is the second feature from director Jonathan Teplitzky (Better Than Sex) and his spunky, slightly off-beat direction doesn't disappoint. Barry Wirth (Sam Worthington) has just been paroled and wants to get square (go straight) but finds that his shady ex-acquaintances... Full review

But while Gettin' Square dearly wants to be this year's Two Hands , it gets weighed down by too much plot and too little action. And while Worthington's character Barry is meant to be the lead, the film lacks sufficient focus on a central character arc. ... Full Review

His hilarious courtroom inquisition is the highlight of an otherwise cleverly worked out, if routine, heist movie (screenplay by debut writer-producer Chris Nyst). David Field is a nasty corrupt cop, Gary Sweet an underworld figure, Timothy Spall a dieting ex-con turned square businessman and the consistently fine Helen Thomson plays his wife. ... Full Review

Comely parole officer Annie Flynn (Freya Stafford) helps get Barry out on parole to keep an eye on his kid brother, Joey (Luke Pegler), who has started working for Chicka Martin (Gary Sweet), a powerful gangster. Handsomely packaged production includes striking photography, shot on location in Brisbane and the Gold Coast by Garry Phillips; razor-sharp editing by Ken Sallows and propulsive music by MGF (Machine Gun Fellatio). ... Full Review

David Wenham adds a low-life Gold Coast druggie to his repertoire of screen characters in the new Australian drama/comedy, Gettin Square, morphing his well groomed good looks into an unrecognisable, misshapen, mullett-haired, badly dressed misfit. I was always aware of the risks and the potential pitfalls of the characterits a strange character in a way. ... Full Review

If you wanna know why the script rings with truth, look at the writer, Chris Nyst.It's his first screenplay, but he's a top criminal lawyer - that's not 'criminal', that's 'lawyer specialising in crime'. ... Full Article

The marks are in for the Australian film industry of 2003 - and the average movie barely scored a pass.The bottom line: the local producers have to do much better. ... Full Article

Spring - traditionally it's the season that we savour for its sheer unpredictability.But it's also a time of renewal, hope, and increased energy levels. ... Full Article

It's no surprise that Getting Square is highly nominated, a commercial film made with creative excellence, and Japanese Story is a powerful arthouse film with excellent commercial prospects. ... Full Article