Garbo

Here's one of the worst Aussie films I've seen, a tasteless comedy, as bad as the dreck it unloads. Pity, cause the movie has very good performances, of course, the always reliable Cullen, and the very talented Kearney (Rikki And Pete) as a nerdy sort of garbo who falls for the hot Annesley, (who wouldn't?) where he sacrifices his safety, and of course, lies about his trade, but he has other problems too. Bigger guns, garbo competition have moved in, threatening his job, like his dorkier friend, who's mother is an agoraphobic. This new modernized big bastard of a machine has you saying "Now that's a real garbage truck". Probably the best sight in this film. The whole film is one non laugh fest, one bar scene which has a tipsy Kearney walk through two glass partitions, scored the only comic moment, in what is such a tastelessly stupid comedy, with moments of utter disbelief (What is this? moments), of course not as bad as the smell of rotten garbage. What really sucks about this, is how such a bad film does such injustice to a lot of good performances. Great opening soundtrack though, and the one isn't bad at the end, either.

Melbourne comedy duo Stephen Kearney and Neill Gladwin play the pair of hapless garbos, and there are some genuinely funny moments in the film. Unfortunately, like many comedies, there are not enough funny moments to sustain the film over 90 minutes, and some parts are just silly. However, the inclusion of some real actors, particularly Max Cullen as their educated Czech driver, veteran TV cop Gerard Kennedy as the dodgy holiday camp owner, Moya O'Sullivan as Neill's mum, and Imogen Annesley as the yummy librarian who accepts Steve's love, lift the film somewhat.