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DVD Any Questions for Ben?
 Rating: 5.8 Genres: Comedy | Romance Director: Rob Sitch Writers: Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner Stars: Josh Lawson, Rachael Taylor, Daniel Henshall |
| Storyline Ben (Josh Lawson) is a twenty-something up and coming marketing guru who is invited to his old school to speak at a careers event, which is also attended by Alex (Rachael Taylor), an old classmate. This rekindles a mutual attraction between them and is also a life-changing event for Ben, as he starts to question his career to date, and where his life is headed. He turns to those around him for support but realization slowly dawns that it is only he who can control his own destiny. Written by Mr GoodMovie |
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| Plot Keywords: classmate, marketing, male protagonist, question mark in title, wedding | |
| Details: Country: Australia Release Date: 9 February 2012 (Australia) |
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Don't bother watching this movie unless you want to watch a narcissistic rich boy complaining about his almost perfect life and how hard it is, and sit through the worst editing you have ever seen used in a film…then go ahead 🙂
So apparently I have to have 10 lines of text so I'll continue by telling you about how terrible the love interest (played by Rachel Taylor) is. Throughout the whole movie, Ben is blowing her off and screwing her around CONSTANTLY and every single time she just forgives him, just like that. I mean REALLY!
Has it been 10 lines yet?
The main thing you need to remember with this movie is that it's not supposed to win an Oscar for best film, so if you go into the film expecting it to be the greatest thing to ever hit a movie screen then your simply going to be disappointed. Instead, go in for a laugh. It's a feel good instant classic with some very genuine characters. You'll recognise a lot of them from your daily life which really helps you relate to the film.
Basically the film has a very 'funny because its true' vibe therefore creating a very close relationship with its audience, making it very hard not to relax and actually enjoy the movie rather than analysing every thing thats wrong with it.
A huge positive for me was the great/true light it showed Melbourne in. It's always been a struggle of mine to explain to internationals why they should visit Melbourne, I wouldn't recommend any of the so called 'tourist attractions'. So having the film visit the races, grand prix, moonlight cinema, air balloons and some top night spots really brought the movie on a whole to a 9 star finish for me.
So if you want a fun night out and have a good sense of humour then this is the movie for you. Can't wait to see it again.
I watched this film in comfortable surrounds. It seemed (from other reviews) to be a likable look at the shiftless, affluent 20-somethings in my, and in every city. What happened is, I wanted to like AQfB much more than in fact I did.
It is a slight, and whimsical story about a 20-something executive, named in the title, whose life is free and without commitment. The film is at pains to point out that the event which starts him questioning his life. This event is pointed to, telegraphed and then repeated to the point of saturation.
Overall, AQfB was a combination of a badly edited film school project, a surfeit of one-liners looking for a home, and a good first draft for a much shorter film — which, I believe should have been made.
I tend to agree with most of the positive things that have been said about this film but wish to add that the true genius of this production is the casting by Jane Kennedy.
Not one poor or corny performance in the whole film. It is wonderful to know and see just how many really good actors there are in this country.
The excellent performances from the main leads and all of supporting roles make this a joy from start to finish.
Ben's parents, Sam, Andy, The airport staff etc etc – fantastic! Well done all but please take a special bow Jane!