DVD Next Door to the Velinsky’s
Run time: 100 min
Rating: 6.7
Genres: Thriller
Director: Darren K. Hawkins
Writers: Darren K. Hawkins, Chloe Traicos
Stars: Matt Doran, Chloe Traicos, Rudi Yap
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Storyline A psychological thriller about a young man James Marshall who meets up with his childhood friend Ruby Taylor – a girl who is crazy and deluded having lost her memory in a car accident. James has to help Ruby remember who she is as well as forcing her to face the traumatic dark secrets of her past that she has tried so long to forget. Written by Rosa T |
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Plot Keywords: trauma | |
Details: Country: Australia Release Date: 19 June 2011 (China) |
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Box Office Budget: $1,000,000 (estimated) |
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DVD Next Door to the Velinsky’s
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This movie blew me away. I was invited to the premier by a friend of a friend. Not usually a movie person and especially not a fan of independent films so I was kind of forced into going. But this film seriously had me engrossed from the minute I sat down. The quality of shooting was exquisite, the acting was superb and the storyline was one where you didn't look away for a second. At every point there is a new revelation in the story that you didn't see coming. And at the end the biggest twist of all that literally leaves you breathless. I hope these young film makers find a buyer soon. This deserves to be another " Paranormal Activity"
I would definitely watch this film again and I recommend it to everyone!
Can't stop thinking about this amazing movie. Am itching for it to be out on DVD. Chloe Traicos is the most stunningly beautiful actress and her performance is totally wow. Worth watching the film just for her. I had my own personal reasons for liking this film – being someone who is an abuse survivor myself. I think this film tackles the subject of child abuse in an incredibly sensitive but also confrontational way. Matt Doran is fantastic as the male lead and he gives a gut wrenching performance of an abuse victim. This film made me want to look away in parts and made me not want to watch further – but only because the story line was so incredibly strong and moving. Brilliant movie dealing with a difficult subject. I recommend it to everyone
I really wasn't expecting to like this film. Australian films are not really my thing but this really did keep me interested from the minute it starts. Some parts are confusing – and you need to think about them but on the whole I was pleasantly surprised. Chloe Traicos is magical playing the alcoholic pole dancing abuse victim. Matt Doran – who many may remember as The Matrix Mouse is also brilliant as the male lead. Good performances all round on the whole. But why I liked the film is that it deals closely with the serious issue of child abuse and abuse victims. Parts are sinister. Parts are absolute look away moments but the strong message is there.
This is an example of one of those movies with no celebrities in it that is so good you just can't stop watching it. The best performance is most definitely Rudi Yap who plays the sympathetic Korean boss. Matt Doran is also excellent and Chloe Traicos is quite luminescent in the role of the disturbed Ruby. Traicos has a rare exotic beauty that comes across brilliantly on film and her performance is gut wrenchingly real. As is Doran's. Haven't seen either of these in much but I expect we'll be seeing more of both of them soon. On the whole its an all round great film. The film is shot in Australia although it really could be set anywhere. I think its something everyone will enjoy – although enjoy isn't quite the right word for it given the subject matter is somewhat disturbing. But a great movie: Great directing, script and performances all round.