The Worst Film Ever

I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.

The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.

This movie tries so hard to be funny, yet it falls flat every time. Just another example of recycled ideas repackaged with women in an attempt to appeal to a certain audience.

This film is so violent. In the opening sequence the amount of violence is too extreme with so little integrity. David Caesar seems to like films where everyone is threatened and seems to think its fine to use meaningless violence as entertainment. It also portrays Australians as complete idiots.

Approached this one with caution after some iffy reviews, but shouldn't have worried.David Caesar shows he can handle big cast, big story, big entertainment;not just the character-driven, quirky little films he does so well.Bryan Brown shows there's still no better dinki-di larrikin than him. Sometimes it wears thin, but here, it;s just right. All the cast are at their best, especially Sam Neill, who plays completely against type delightfully. The two young stars are good too, and Felix Williamson all but steals the show as John Goodman's not-too-bright, but definitely too vicious sidekick.The 1969 Sydney underworld setting is wonderfully captured (even to accurately having Hair playing at the Metro Theatre), and its great to here so many old songs, and old Aussie sayings, that are barely remembered (and no, hardly anyone had heard of pizzas here then, except in the lyrics of "That's Amore".)The design and camerawork are eyecatching, and all in all, while its not the deepest Australian film ever, it's very entertaining.

This may need subtitles for those unaccustomed to the strong Aussie accent and slang. Dirty Deeds is a fabulous representation of inner city Sydney, and many other Australian cities, of this time. This is an excellent representation of Australian Gangsters/Mobsters of the era, the level of corruption and prevalence. The feeling about the Yanks by Aussies is still in play today. The casting was superb with John Goodman a fabulous treat, an exceptional actor as always. It was raw with the richness of camera technique with some shots oozing smell and sound. This is a truly unique piece of Australian Film. To be enjoyed over and over again, it will be timeless.

I seem to be among the majority of reviewers, who didn't find anything terribly objectionable about Dirty Deeds, but nothing particularly praiseworthy either. Great cast of actors, somewhat wasted on an ordinary and very predictable script. Lovely outfits and wallpaper, but none of the characters had enough depth to make me see them more than the actors who were playing them.