Horrific blocking which takes away from the genuinely impressive performances. Terrible camera work that sometimes ruins and largely distracts from the *AMAZING* production design.
Suffers from all the tropes I despise from both villain origin stories and 21st century movie musical adaptations.
That said I understand why it's so popular
My Insta + Bluesky profile pic is taken in the EXACT SAME ROCK as a shot of this film. Cameron 🤝 Peter Weir
This 4k remaster is STUNNING be sure to catch it in cinema whilst it's out in Aus + UK.
Very funny seeing Woodend refered to as some devilish out-of-town place when today it's just an hour from Melbourne and the first place I ever worked in Aus lmao
letterboxd reviews >>>> british press
Good performances from the leads but there's literally no redemption arc for the massively homophobic and ableist lead. We're meant to root for him? The punk scene isn't even homophobic??
Feels 20 years too late to have any edge.
