The trailer to Seriously Red is a little deceiving. It portrays this film as more comedic than what it actually is, and more endearing than what it is.
As an Australian, and a film maker myself, I was quite embarrassed by this film. I wanted to walk out numerous times. When are we going to move on with portraying Australians in this kind of light?
I can't quite put my finger on it. A mixture of Twee and Ocker. Is it really necessary now? We are in 2023? We have moved passed The Castle and Muriel's Wedding. And I don't think we need to 'sell' Australia to an overseas market as a bunch of idiots.
The storyline is cliche, a daughter dragged down by her single mother, in a dead end job. Oh don't forget the daughter is a bumbling fool on top of that, oh she's a red head too with the obligatory best mate who idolises her but she mistreats.
Then of course she worships Dolly Parton and as fate has it, she is offered the chance to be a Dolly impersonator.
Things really do not get any better as the story goes a long.
I had been looking forward to Seriously Red for sometime. And if done "seriously" it could have been such a good film. Everything was such a let down. The acting was subpar, the directing was blah, the costuming was not great. I would definitely not recommend this to anyone. And I truly hope for Australian cinema that this does not make its rounds overseas.
As an Australian, and a film maker myself, I was quite embarrassed by this film. I wanted to walk out numerous times. When are we going to move on with portraying Australians in this kind of light?
I can't quite put my finger on it. A mixture of Twee and Ocker. Is it really necessary now? We are in 2023? We have moved passed The Castle and Muriel's Wedding. And I don't think we need to 'sell' Australia to an overseas market as a bunch of idiots.
The storyline is cliche, a daughter dragged down by her single mother, in a dead end job. Oh don't forget the daughter is a bumbling fool on top of that, oh she's a red head too with the obligatory best mate who idolises her but she mistreats.
Then of course she worships Dolly Parton and as fate has it, she is offered the chance to be a Dolly impersonator.
Things really do not get any better as the story goes a long.
I had been looking forward to Seriously Red for sometime. And if done "seriously" it could have been such a good film. Everything was such a let down. The acting was subpar, the directing was blah, the costuming was not great. I would definitely not recommend this to anyone. And I truly hope for Australian cinema that this does not make its rounds overseas.