Street Hero

I'm quite appalled by the user rating, here. The film too, does not have bad acting, especially from it's lead, Colosimo, where after this, his career went on hold, where all I can say is thank you for The Wog Boy and Chopper. Like Moving Out, here's another tale of angst. Colosimo is a rebel, involved in some bad dealings, while dealing with own domestic troubles, on the account of his violent father. He finds an outlet, fronting for the new drummer of a school band, while he does fall out here and there with people, like authorities and one teacher in particular, he ends up decking in a cheer moment. Street Hero is an exciting if sort of glamorized drama, shot in quite nice color. The film never dulls and Colosimo is an acting revelation, while I really enjoyed Peta Toppano, as the suffering mother, while I really lied Sandy Gore, back on board with Colosimo, as a lesbian teacher who takes him in, after a quite heavy and shocking tragedy. It has a great soundtrack, plus other songs, featuring one of Leo Sayer's I really liked. Watch for Adelaide's Paul Makin in the starting, spouting some priceless dialogue.

To probably understand this film and it's pretence, imagine you were just entering high school in 1984. The big scary new world. Would you fit in? Would you be an outcast? Will the girls like you? Will you find your true calling? Why do you parents seem so dysfunctional... Along comes Vinnie. He's a bad guy, but he's like that bully that everyone likes. Partly because he's not totally a bad guy, and partly because you don't want to be the next guy he beats up. Luckily, he finds a passion. With a combination of street smarts, a little guidance & kindness and an ability to take his emotional pain out on the high school drum kit - Vinnie is able to show the world that he too could be more than just another street thug.

Colosimo's acting wasn't Oscar winning, but he played the role with enough gusto to convince your average teenage male (obviously the target audience).

Sigrid Thornton was cutting her chops, and some of the best scenes involve the teachers all gathered together discussing the humdrum of modern high school life in the quickly devolving post-nuclear era.

The sound track is great with some fine Australian bands offering up some great sonic memories for the audience.

It's a teenage romance movie. No more, no less. I was Vinnie, and my girlfriend was Sigrid - for just a brief moment at the back of the theatre as I wrapped my arm around my girl we had a movie that seemed to understand our angst & trepidation in this scary new world.

I didn't mind this movie mainly due to the soundtrack. I saw this at the movies when it was released and the audience (mostly teens of course) were in stitches with this. Vince Colosimo's acting was poor,very poor. His line at the hospital where his mother lay in bed dying was a audience stealer." i don't know what's wrong with me,i cant stop crying. The doctor said you might die,what would he know,the prick". It had the audience in stitches. I haven't seen the movie in a while but i can still remember the lines and if not 100% accurate it's close.I wonder what Sigrid Thornton thought of Colosimo's acting.Colosimo himself would probably look back on this and laugh now. He has come a long way since this. This movie is due for release on DVD in the next couple of months. This movie had a very good soundtrack though and that's what saved it for mine.

Tired old tale of a rough boy from a hellish background whose heart's in the right place and who battles against the odds to make it because there's one radical authority figure who believes in him. Oh and of course, he's in love.

The only entertainment in it is the horror effect of the mid-80s Pat Benatar fashion, make-up and hairdos. Where do you buy a red leather sleeveless jacket these days?

Seeing as the other people who have submitted comments for this pile of old trousers have kept it short and sweet, I will keep the ball rolling by simply saying:

1. This is the first film I have been able to follow on fast-forward just as easily as if I was watching it on regular speed with sound, that's how predictable it was.

2. It's not only Hollywood that knows how to beat the old bad-boy-turns-good redemption tale to death with a stick, the Aussies can certainly give them a run for their money.

That is all. Oh, and the soundtrack was absolutely terrible.