Matthew ShallueUnfinished Sky - Australia, stand up and be bored!
A film came out about six months ago. A friend of mine was in it. I saw the preview. There did not seem to be enough in the film to even make the preview interesting. I hadn't seen my friend for a few months, so I thought I could get away with not seeing it. Then fate intervened and I ended up with a DVD copy.
Let me start by saying that the actors in this film are brilliant. William McInnes, Monique Hendrickx, Bille Brown and my friend Christopher Sommers are all great. David Field overacts a bit, but otherwise, great acting.
The directing wasn't bad either. Sensitive, a little heavy with the creation of dramatic atmosphere, but on the whole, not terrible.
Why oh why then was Unfinished Sky so arse-numbingly boring? Perhaps it just had nothing I hadn't seen before. The leads were a good fit, and McInnes has presence to burn. But I just wanted it to be over. The romance seemed forced, the story too pat. Even the origin of Hendrickx's character (AFGHANISTAN - perhaps Duncan could have screamed MESSAGE!!! or put up a red flashing light in case we didn't get it) was too cute. It all fitted too well and too familiarly, even the revelations behind each character. But these revelations - Hendri
ckx's nationality and McInnes' past - were not properly explored. It was as though the filmmaker thought mentioning these happenings was enough.
All in all, odd little film that needed a lot more to make it a satisfying journey.
But my mate Chris was great.
Let me start by saying that the actors in this film are brilliant. William McInnes, Monique Hendrickx, Bille Brown and my friend Christopher Sommers are all great. David Field overacts a bit, but otherwise, great acting.
The directing wasn't bad either. Sensitive, a little heavy with the creation of dramatic atmosphere, but on the whole, not terrible.
Why oh why then was Unfinished Sky so arse-numbingly boring? Perhaps it just had nothing I hadn't seen before. The leads were a good fit, and McInnes has presence to burn. But I just wanted it to be over. The romance seemed forced, the story too pat. Even the origin of Hendrickx's character (AFGHANISTAN - perhaps Duncan could have screamed MESSAGE!!! or put up a red flashing light in case we didn't get it) was too cute. It all fitted too well and too familiarly, even the revelations behind each character. But these revelations - Hendri
Unfinished Sky
All in all, odd little film that needed a lot more to make it a satisfying journey.
But my mate Chris was great.
