The Hard Word

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Hard Word ( 2003 ) (Theme: A heist gone bad!)

The Hard Word
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Movie Poster
MPAA Rating R (Restricted)
Starring Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths,

Joel Edgerton, Damien Richardson,
Robert Taylor

Directed by Scott Roberts
Produced by Al Clark, Gareth Jones,
Hilary Davis
Written by Scott Roberts
Studio Lions Gate
Released 7 Oct 2003
Runtime 102 minutes
language English
Buy it from Amazon.com on DVD


Review from Amazon website:
by persons unknown

Scott Roberts' first directorial effort "Hard Word" is a decent cops & robbers flick, made good because it is filled with humor and doesn't take itself seriously. Roberts who recently was used as a voice in the D.I.C.E. animae series does a pretty good job of keeping up the pace and the antics. Food poisoning and hiding the money in a cow give the film a quirky edge. Guy Pearce who has played in "The Count of Monte Cristo," "The Time Machine," & "Memento" does a good job as Dale Twentyman, the brains behind three brothers who excel at bank robberies. His heavy-set brother Mal is a nice guy who works as a butcher in the local prison. Although he hasn't does many films ("Josh Jarman" & "Horseplay"), Damian Richardson brings sweetness to the film, as when he falls for Pamela played by Kate Atkinson who was in "The Japanese Story" with Toni Collette. Joel Edgerton plays Shane, the brother with anger management issues, and has a thin trigger when it comes to going off half cocked. Edgerton has been in "Ned Kelly," "Kinky Boots," & "Open Window." In "The Hard Word" he seems to fall for the prison counselor Jane Moore played by Rondola Findleton ("Sugarland Factory"). Moore apparently has thin training and reveals much about her personal life and falls for Shane, eventually letting him suckle at her breast from a hospital bed. If the good guys are bank robbers, the bad guy is lawyer Frank Malone played by Robert Taylor who was an agent in "The Matrix." Taylor is slimy as Malone, but not memorable enough to really make us cheer when he bites the bullet. Dorian Nkono as the dyslexic triggerman Tarzan is funny as he misreads numbers and starts blowing people away, violating the hard word that no one gets hurt.

That said, the shining star of the film is Rachel Griffiths. She got her Best Supporting Actress Oscar nomination for "Hillary & Jackie" in 1998 and won the same category Golden Globe award in 2001 for "Six Feet Under" and was nominated for the Best Actress in a TV movie or mini-series Golden Globe in 2002. As Carol, she plays it loose while her husband Dale is in prison, making time with Frank to keep Dale alive. She's always got a glimmer in her step and wiggle in her walk that creates film magic. While not a perfect or most original film ever made, "The Hard Word" works successfully. Enjoy!

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