CLUBLAND to me is a very poor film: it asks audiences to accept a truly irritating leading character, played by Brit stalwart Brenda Blethyn yet again playing her overbearing mother role. Released in Oz with great hope only drawn from a big US sale and not from the realities of this weak and annoying film, CLUBLAND left cinemas for good almost immediately. It grossed less than $1.5m when overexcited local industry execs misread the tone of the film and the annoyed audience... so who actually likes this film? Some crits keen to associate with an overseas sale and 'friends of the production'..NOT the general public who vote with their bottoms in another chair (at home). Friends of the cast crew and local distributor might rake through these negative comments and seek to have them removed (my previous on was) but the reality for CLUBLAND is simple: it is boring and it is dull... suburban drone characters are always just that, and sadly nice leading male, the young Khan Chittenden also seen in the equally tedious suburban drivel WEST just released in Sydney will see two performances erased by a yawning public who will not leave their homes to pay $16 a ticket for this very ordinary stuff. Producer Rosemary Blight is a talented humorous professional whose previous gem was FRESH AIR - her charming little film that is genuinely good and interesting and yes, suburban.
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