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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Despite the kind of oppressively moody poster that empties theatres by painting it as a dour arthouse flick, Anna Reeves' Oyster Farmer is a pleasant surprise, an engaging comedy drama that flows along like a pleasant stretch of river. The plot is slight: Alex O'Loughlin robs a fish market with the aid of a pair of frozen lobsters and a fruit wrap and posts the money to himself on the stretch of his river where he's got a job on a failing oyster farm to fill in time while he waits for the postman. Only the money gets lost in the post before being cast adrift when the postman has a heart attack - which might seem a little contrived, but does allow the film to explore the various river dwellers he suspects may have ended up with the cash. It's no surprise that he finds love (with "the bastard child of a s*** collector," no less) and the possibility of a real home and future, but the film is far more interested in its likeable characters than breaking new narrative ground, and, with the exception of Jack Thompson's redundant (in both senses of the word) Vietnam vet who seems to have been drafted in solely to add a bit of star power, they're all richly drawn or appealing enough for you to go along with it with no complaints.
It's an Australian film through and through, so, naturally for tax reasons, it's technically a British co-production, which meant going to the absurd extremes of buying film stock from the UK, shipping it to Australia, shipping it back to England to be processed, doing the post-production in the UK and hiring a UK composer and actor to rack up enough points to qualify for those all important sale-and-leaseback requirements. Naturally, the film was never released in the UK. Luckily the UK actor is Bishop Brennan himself, Jim Norton (who gets throttled in one scene but not kicked in the arse by a priest, although he does get to give mouth to mouth to a dog). He gets all the best lines and all but walks off with the movie, but all the cast are on good form here, turning in likeable and believable performances that draw you into the not just the characters and the film but the place itself: take a bow David Field, Kerry Armstrong, Diana Glenn et al. Quietly delightful. The only downer is that the DVD has been needlessly panned-and-scanned from its original 2.35:1 ratio to 1.78:1.
It's an Australian film through and through, so, naturally for tax reasons, it's technically a British co-production, which meant going to the absurd extremes of buying film stock from the UK, shipping it to Australia, shipping it back to England to be processed, doing the post-production in the UK and hiring a UK composer and actor to rack up enough points to qualify for those all important sale-and-leaseback requirements. Naturally, the film was never released in the UK. Luckily the UK actor is Bishop Brennan himself, Jim Norton (who gets throttled in one scene but not kicked in the arse by a priest, although he does get to give mouth to mouth to a dog). He gets all the best lines and all but walks off with the movie, but all the cast are on good form here, turning in likeable and believable performances that draw you into the not just the characters and the film but the place itself: take a bow David Field, Kerry Armstrong, Diana Glenn et al. Quietly delightful. The only downer is that the DVD has been needlessly panned-and-scanned from its original 2.35:1 ratio to 1.78:1.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
This was an impulse buy I was pleased to make. I am an insomniac so need good material to watch which will keep my brain happy.
This is about a young man helping to support his sister for medical treatment. Not wanting to let her down he resorts to stealing the money and posting it to his place of work in a remote place where he is helping with the oyster farming. The money goes missing and he is convinced he knows who it is that stole his post. The story is fairly slow, but engaging. The characters are great, real people not all loud and rushing around. There is humour, love and relationships to enjoy along the way to his finding his money. I highly recommend this DVD.
This is about a young man helping to support his sister for medical treatment. Not wanting to let her down he resorts to stealing the money and posting it to his place of work in a remote place where he is helping with the oyster farming. The money goes missing and he is convinced he knows who it is that stole his post. The story is fairly slow, but engaging. The characters are great, real people not all loud and rushing around. There is humour, love and relationships to enjoy along the way to his finding his money. I highly recommend this DVD.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
This film is about a young man who wants to support his sister - she's got cancer and desperately needs an operation. So he decides to robb a transporter and afterwards posts the money to himself. Unfortunately he never receives the package due to a highly unlikely accident. Nevertheless he asks for the package at the post office rather vehemently nearly every day - which makes him suspicious. There's also a girl he meets and falls in love with. She is a shopaholic when it comes to shoes so he's not sure whether she stole his money. Besides this main story - the search for the money, the girl meets boy-aspect - there are also a couple of subplots which make the thing worth while.
What makes this film work for me is the characterization of all the supporting roles. You get lovely nutters, a beautiful landscape and a profession which is totally alien to me - oyster farming. All of these mixed with the sound of Australian accents give a unique insight into a very different, and rather exotic world. It is also a very quiet film in many ways; there's a good deal of humour also (poor dog) and a main character who is good to look at. ;o) This film is definitely off mainstream - it's not a thriller or an adventure story per se. It is just simply one of those pieces you need as an alternative to Hollywood productions now and again.
What makes this film work for me is the characterization of all the supporting roles. You get lovely nutters, a beautiful landscape and a profession which is totally alien to me - oyster farming. All of these mixed with the sound of Australian accents give a unique insight into a very different, and rather exotic world. It is also a very quiet film in many ways; there's a good deal of humour also (poor dog) and a main character who is good to look at. ;o) This film is definitely off mainstream - it's not a thriller or an adventure story per se. It is just simply one of those pieces you need as an alternative to Hollywood productions now and again.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
oyster farmer
the scenery in this film is breathtaking, also alex o'loughlin is brilliant,i loved him in moonlight, well worth the money
Published 3 months ago by cjb
Sorry - didn't like it
I bought this DVD purely on the strength of the other reviews. Yes, the scenery is stunning and I now have a much greater understanding of the Oyster industry in Australia... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Jezza
Sweet
I just love this movie. Alex O'Loughlin is charming funny and bumbling. Just love the comedy and the romance.
Published 10 months ago by Miss K. M. Stapley
Pleasantly Suprised
I was pleasantly suprised by this film, had heard of it and read some reveiews so thought I would give it a try as I have watched some other films and programms that Alex OLoughlin... Read more
Published 12 months ago by gbird
Beautiful film
I loved this film. It is slow paced as some have said but it is so beautiful that this didn't bother me at all. Read more
Published 15 months ago by R. Wray
Good Evening Watch
I bought this film due to the high reviews and my liking of Australian films. It is a drama/romance film set in a part of Australia where oysters are farmed. Read more
Published on 19 April 2010 by S. Croft
Beautiful and funny
This is a little gem. I loved the movie. The young Alex O'Lachlan is charming and very talented. Hope to see more of this actor in the future.
Published on 29 Jun 2009 by Kittie
an Australian Oyster
Fabulous, quirky, funny, tender film. The pace is just right, the dialogue intelligent, unpretentious and true and the scenery just stunning. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2009 by C. de Stempel
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