Aussie actor Ryan Kwanten has made a name for himself in Hollywood for his work on the TV series 'True Blood'. Now he returns home to make a movie.
Most Australian directors know that for their first film they need to make something simple and easy cause they may not get all that much money to make the movie. This is very true of Patrick Hughes with this film. He has managed to write a great script which sets everything in a small town and in one day and night. The greatest thing being that the film is all plot. Patrick moves the action along quite swiftly and does not leave much time to ponder things. He is also able to direct the action very well and make some tense shootouts. Patrick manages to make the film a western in a modern setting. The film is mostly populated with guys and it would have been nice to see a few more women especially Shane's wife. Please stop reading if you have not seen the film and don't want to spoil things. I have one problem with the film which is regards to the towns folk. The reason that Jimmy Conway is in town is because these guys raped and killed his wife then framed the murder on him. The problem I have is that I don't think these guys are capable of rape. They don't come across as that nasty. Maybe nasty enough to kill but not rape.
Ryan Kwanten is certainly an excellent actor. He has been doing amazing work on 'True Blood' and brings that here. He can play things more subdued here and seem more of an ordinary guy stuck in an extraordinary situation. Steve Bisley is a legend in Aussie films and brings great menace to his role here. Tom E. Lewis is even more menacing and he doesn't even say anything. You can get a great deal from him without anything even being said.
A great and nicely simple Aussie action thriller which proves you can do a great deal with very little.
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