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Look Both Ways Details

2005 Certificate 12
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Opening with one man being hit by a train whilst another is diagnosed with testicular cancer, you'd be surprised to find that what follows is actually a love story. Nick, who is trying to live a normal life after being told he has cancer, ends up meeting Meryl, the only witness to the tragic train accident. Instantly drawn to .. Read more

Starring Justine Clarke, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes, Lisa Flanagan
Director Sarah Watt
Genres Drama

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Look Both Ways

Opening with one man being hit by a train whilst another is diagnosed with testicular cancer, you'd be surprised to find that what follows is actually a love story. Nick, who is trying to live a normal life after being told he has cancer, ends up meeting Meryl, the only witness to the tragic train accident. Instantly drawn to one another the two share their experiences of life and death whilst their family and friends suffer their own personal crises.

Starring Justine Clarke, William McInnes, Anthony Hayes, Lisa Flanagan
Director Sarah Watt
Studio PALISADES TARTAN
Run time DVD: 1 hr 40 mins
Certificate Certificate 12
Genres Drama
Language DVD: English
Released DVD: 29 Jan 2007
Production year: 2005
Format DVD

  • Critics' reviews (2) of Look Both Ways

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  • All is not well in the Australian suburbs. Nervy thirtysomething Meryl (Justine Clarke) imagines disasters at every... read more on Time Out

    • Dave Calhoun, 
    • Time Out
    • Posted 04 Nov 2008

  • Handled with wry humour, understated poignancy and some very good performances

    • Mail on Sunday
    • Posted 08 Oct 2007

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  • 18 out of 19 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    Have a Laugh

    I loved this clever LOCAL film, full of mature characters and visual treats.There is an almost Buddhist quality to the insights revealed. Life is like it is and we have to deal with it with compassion. Throughout, there were constant images of beauty along with the pain and grot. The ensemble acting was uniformly delightful and McInnes gave the performance of his life.But they were all great. Justine Clark was so dishily funny and down to earth, such an expressive face as she delivers her so clumsily real lines.The drawings and animation add so much to the story and fabulous fast,montages carry an extra charge.This is what the big blockbusters cant do- deliver stories that talk to the locals. The humour is so laconic and ironic- it reflects an Australian's Australia.It's a film full of witty sideways glances.

      • BTW from London
      • Posted 08 Feb 2007 13:07

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  • 9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

    Rated - 4 stars

    simply moving

    People who rated this movie negatively are life blind. Look Both Ways gives us a better understanding of life, death and happiness. We start appreciating what we have by knowing what we might loose. Excellent performance, simply a piece of art.

      • ola from london
      • Posted 04 Mar 2007 08:19

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      • Opening with one man being hit by a train whilst another is diagnosed with testicular cancer, you'd be surprised to find that what follows is actually a love story. Nick, who is trying to live a ...