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Summary: Been there, done that, got the t-shirt!
Review: I love this movie! I am Australian and you may think that makes me biased, but I'm not a great fan of all Australian movies. Having worked in another Psychiatric Hospital very near to the one where this was filmed, I can vouch for the characterization of the patients and staff. I saw exact replicas of patients I'd known, and yes a lot of them really do act like that. No-one gave a bad performance but the three knockout actors were Jackie Weaver( Cherry), Barry Otto (Roy) and David Wenham (Doug). We don't make many formula movies in Australia-we leave that up to Hollywood ,but if you like something different, offbeat and gritty and you're a fan of movies like Strictly Ballroom, Priscilla or Muriel's Wedding, you'll love this. I found it hilariously funny but also touching in a not-so soppy way.
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Summary: ****I LOVED COSI****
Review: I love Toni Collette and was watching some of her movies that I missed & this was one of them.It's wonderful!!...I saw Toni in Wild Party on Broadway & already knew she had a great singing voice..but she's sings two songs in this movie acapella(with no musical accompaniment)....that's when you know someone can truely sing!!.....so is there anything this woman can't do??.....Rachel Griffiths is also a major part of the movie & didn't know they made another movie beside Muriel's Wedding!..see the movie it's great
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Summary: the most hillarious of all time
Review: ive loved this movie since the first day i saw it 6 yrs ago. every time i see it i still find myself laughing till im purple. you will never see a movie that has so many interesting characters doing so many different styles of comedy. if you like anything from the wedding singer to spy hard, space balls to theres something about mary, youll love this one.
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Summary: A hilarious gem.
Review: Lewis shows his compassion and commitment to a group of new inpatient friends. In return, he finds his love, satisfaction, self-respect and especially the wonderful friendships from a number of sincere and warm human beings. The closure is sad when everyone has to say goodbye. I thourougly enjoyed this movie (more than Muriel's wedding).
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Summary: Not too Bad
Review: Superb acting although the plot is a little boring. The story tells about how one man can make the dreams of eight mentally retarded people come true. Act the play of Cosi. END
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Summary: Enjoyable!
Review: This is a funny and poignant story- our hero is hired to direct a play at a mental hospital as a type of therapy for the patients. Lewis is not quite sure what he is in for. He meets an vaired assortment of societal outcasts and oddballs who in the end don't appear to be all that different from the people outside the institution.Notable performances-
Ben Mendelsohn as Lewis the director
Rachel Griffiths as Lucy his girlfriend
Toni Collette as Julie a troubled young woman whose parents have sent her to a mental institution to deal with her drug problem
David Wenham ( aka Faramir from Return of the King) plays Doug a disturbed pyromaniac who stirs up trouble for the production. The patients do not settle for some lame variety show and push to put on an opera- Cosi Fan Tutte by Mozart. They do the opera as a play in English with singing for the finale. The play's theme is echoed by the events of the film- Lewis's friend Nick moves in with Lewis and Lucy and tells Lewis she is cheating on him. They make a bet. The play revolves around two young soldiers who make a bet that their women will be true- and then deceive them and the women fall in love with the new men they think they have met while their men are off at war. The comedy is typical Aussie- a combo of physical slapstick and sight gags and some biting verbal barbs. Toni Collette proves here she can sing beautifully- does an a cappella rendition of Stand By Me that steals the show. Enjoyable overall- a gem in the rough I was pleased to stumble onto!
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Summary: Hillarious and poignant at the same time!
Review: This movie came highly recommended to me by a friend and I was skeptical because it is an Australian flick. However, I was captured within seconds. All of the actors put on unique and touching performances that had me thinking after the movie was over.
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Summary: Cosi
Review: This movie helps you understand mental illness and Opera in a hilarious way.
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