Dripping in Chocolate

This was a real surprise, yes it feels like an afternoon movie, but that's no bad thing, it's well made, intriguing, and a very straightforward watch.

I loved the chocolate narrative throughout, and we really did get to see handmade chocolates being made. The start was excellent, the ending was dramatic, and the core of the story was very good also. Loved that dog.

Louise Lombard is great as Juliana, I thought she gave a very good performance, as did David Wenham as the smart Detective.

I would definitely recommend it, 7/10.

These kind of films are not normally my thing. However, lockdown makes for strange bedfellows!

Normally films of this genre are toe-curling in their 'sugaryness' and I started to watch some others and lasted about 10 minutes, they were that bad.

This one though was a cut above. It had a decent plot, it didn't have a ditsy female lead, the cop was played by Faramir from Lord the Rings (so he can act) and I found it a pleasant way to fill in a break with a cuppa and a biscuit.

A nice little show out of Sydney, with the interesting sideline of watching how handmade chocolates are created, and the use of them throughout the plot was novel.

David Wenham is great as the world-weary Detective Bennett O'Meara. We see some over-acting from the enthusiastic support team. I can understand their zeal given the few opportunities that occur outside the soaps on Australian TV. Aaron Glenane is very entertaining as Travis the computer geek.

The plot has a satisfying number of red-herrings and twists and it's worth a look to see the scenery, the coast is spectacular.

Wenham was excellent as usual. The movie showed Sydney and the south coast at its best, great Rocks locations, wonderful close up views of Harbour Bridge, Lovece's south coast beach house location couldn't be beaten, visually this was a great film. The Sea Cliff Bridge at Coalcliff on the Lawrence Hargrave Drive also looked world class.

However, Louise Lombard drove me insane with her ubiquitous smile which should not be misconstrued as agreement or pleasure, her smile was also used to hide embarrassment, annoyance or disagreement.. it was so obviously false, could someone tell her not to underestimate the audience, we are perceptive and I for one found her omnipresent smiling akin to that of religious fanatics and as such enormously irritating. Other than that she was fine, nice voice, looked good.

A decent evening movie that's clean enough mom can watch it. Looks like a series pilot.