![]() Apparently in the film, the only social gathering place in that remote section of Australia was a gay cabaret that catered to EVERYONE regardless of sexual predilection. Please GET OVER IT! Female impressionists are a fact of life in the World today. Someone complained about the drag performers in the cabaret scene at the beginning of the film. To the DVD distributors Please take note of this fact when releasing similar DVDs in the future. To not make it easier for those that do not reside there to understand what is being said, is a big disservice to them. Not for nothing, but not everyone is familiar with the way Australians in certain regions of that country speak. If the film, at least, had English SUBTITLES, perhaps I would have enjoyed it more the first time I saw it. Normally this would not bother me, but I had a hell of a time trying to understand the Australian slang spoken in the movie. Only problem with this DVD is that it does not have any extra features. Since then I have seen more of his work, which reinforces what I wrote about his acting ability above. Up until I saw this film, I was only familiar with his work in the exciting STRIKE BACK. ![]() I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Sullivan Stapleton is a first-rate actor. He has found honest work and even becomes engaged but the prospect of this new life is challenged when his foreboding and charismatic cell mate Pommie (Sullivan Stapleton. It is so different to anything that I have seen him in before, and I have managed to see quite a lot of his work. Set in Melbourne in the mid-1970s, Cut Snake tells the story of Sparra Farrell (Alex Russell), an ex-convict who is trying to make a new life for himself in a new city. For me personally, I think that Sullivan Stapleton was terrific in this role. I was not disappointed at all with this film. I think it is a big shame that this film has not had a cinema release, so I am EXTREMELY happy that I have been able to purchase the DVD. Alex Russell and Jessica De Gouw play the young couple whose lives are turned upside down by Pommie's appearance. Sullivan Stapleton creates a very tense atmosphere whenever he appears on screen, so much so, that he puts you on edge watching him. But I would describe this film as a love story. I don't want to say too much about the plot as it may give the twist away. ![]() Sparra and Paula are a young couple that are making plans for the future, when an old friend of Sparra's turns up. There are three main characters in the film, Sparra, Paula and Pommie. ![]() This film is set in 1974, a time that I am at an age to remember vividly - and it is set in Australia. Sometimes they just have to let some steam off and what better way there is than to let humans help them with this? Humans train them so it's only right if they also take care of the messy side of things.I had seen the various trailers for this film on Youtube and was very excited to see Sullivan Stapleton in a very different role to the one I was most familiar with him in 'Strike Back'.
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