In his wonderfully inventive and decidedly Australian debut feature, Gregor Jordan returns to Sundance (his short, Swinger, played in 1996) with a film that is fresh, funny, and an unqualified delight. With its sophisticated meshing of gangster, horror, and deadpan comedy genres (in the director's words, "like Goodfellas in .. Read more
| Starring | Bryan Brown, Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne, Susie Porter |
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| Director | Gregor Jordan |
| Genres | Drama |
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In his wonderfully inventive and decidedly Australian debut feature, Gregor Jordan returns to Sundance (his short, Swinger, played in 1996) with a film that is fresh, funny, and an unqualified delight. With its sophisticated meshing of gangster, horror, and deadpan comedy genres (in the director's words, "like Goodfellas in shorts and thongs"), Two Hands is giddy with invention, style, and brazen raw talent. Guided by its supernatural narrator, acting as part Greek chorus, part guardian angel, Two Hands unravels the high-speed misadventures of Jimmy, its dim-witted but good-natured protagonist. Staving off homelessness in Sydney's seedy inner city, Jimmy, in the same day, meets two people who will forever change his life: Alex, the poster girl for perfect love; and Pando, a local drug kingpin, who is as content to watch origami videos with his six-year-old as he is to snuff a life at the faintest whiff of betrayal. Looking to trade his bottom-of-the-barrel career as a strip-club bouncer for more lucrative and exciting prospects, Jimmy jumps when Pando offers him an entry-level position as a courier. But what seems to be the simplest of jobs turns perilously awry when Jimmy takes a postheist breather at the beach and allows his overrevved, adolescent libido to bury reason--and ten thousand dollars in cash--in the sand. With star turns from Jordan's young and seasoned cast members (especially newcomer Heath Ledger and the venerable Bryan Brown) and an immensely talented production team, Two Hands is accomplished filmmaking and effervescent entertainment.
| Starring | Bryan Brown, Heath Ledger, Rose Byrne, Susie Porter, Tom Long, Tony Forrow |
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| Director | Gregor Jordan |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 39 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1999 To Rent: DVD: not available To Buy: DVD: 20 Mar 2004 |
Would-be goofy crime thriller pastiche which sets up young-blood Ledger (the wild-haired hunk in 10 Things I Hate About... read more on Time Out
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rent it buy it as it will one day be a classic!
'You won't ding his car will you Jimmy?'
Ledger shines though Brown has to have star billing through seniority! Balmain lad!
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For me, Heath Ledger could do no wrong. This film is well worth watching even though the story line is a bit suspect; but it ends up in the right place, well, ... read more »
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I really like this film - its great to see old school aussie films, they had such a raw edge to them which makes them likeable.
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Chopper's still number 1!
Pretty much your average run of the mill crime caper. Heath Ledger does ok in lead role but is overshadowed by much funnier Bryan Brown.
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The inaugural scholarship established in late actor Heath Ledger's name has been awarded to Australian performer Oliver Ackland. The £7,000 fund, established by Ledger's ex-fiancee Michelle Williams and friends following his death last year (08), was given to Ackland at a party for Australian Oscar nominees at Hollywood's Chateau Marmont Hotel on Friday (20Feb09). Ackland was hand-picked from a pool of 150 applicants by The Dark Knight star's pals and colleagues, including actress Rachel... Read more
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