The convincing characters and hearty examination of mortality make this fresh and oddly uplifting.

| Jun 28, 2022

It works because Watt presents these characters as richly human people with nearly fatal flaws who still struggle to survive.

| Original Score: 3.5/4.0 | Sep 14, 2020

A remarkably dense and powerful picture of people's yearning and struggling. . . . about how 'things just happen'%u2014that's the sadness and beauty of life.

Full Review | Aug 20, 2007

Not a feel-good flick, yet likely to strike a chord with those inclined to contemplate life as a pessimistic venture guided by the unpredictable vagaries of the fickle finger of fate.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 1, 2007

A multi-faceted, sparkling gem of a movie.

| Mar 1, 2007

Most films about shell-shocked characters coming to grips with their own mortality are either excruciating or forcefully comical. Not so with this mini-masterpiece.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Sep 13, 2006

A dreamy but tough ensemble indie that delivers its existential angst with a straight-up Aussie drawl.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 25, 2006

While [director Sarah] Watt begins to offer an interesting study in paranoia, tinged with some good comic moments, her multi-stranded plot and last-minute recourse to romance ultimately lost the interest of this viewer.

| Aug 24, 2006

A thoroughly engaging, warm-hearted and frequently moving drama that marks Watt out as a talent to watch and deserves to find as big an audience as possible.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 24, 2006

Lapses in judgement occasionally jar -- like the habit of playing middle of the road ballads over key scenes -- but the central romance is touching enough to lock us in while bringing out the moral of this story.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 22, 2006

A black-humored screenplay, realistic performances, eye-catching artwork, and a few creative turns on some well-worn themes.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Jul 21, 2006

Filled with aloof and confused characters just treading water, and even if they are likable, it eventually becomes tiresome. It's like one big pity party.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 14, 2006

It has a cold, observer's touch that makes dealing with the death and disease a disdainful task.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Jul 13, 2006

It's the type of film in which a character sits next to his work acquaintance for a few moments, then asks, 'Do you believe in God?'

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Jul 8, 2006

Although none of Watt's characters is granted the full attention of the film, they feel entirely real in their flaws, dreams and struggles with the grown-up world of pain, loss and isolation.

Full Review | Original Score: B+ | Jul 7, 2006

Watt stirs the ingredients in her story pot with vigor, sprinkling in rich dialogue and effortless tonal shifts that tend to add just the right shade of humor to lighten the dark material.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 6, 2006

Some modest charms and a few unexpected emotional punches.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 1, 2006

| Original Score: A- | Jun 24, 2006

Only an Australian could make such a warm, gentle comedy about how death is all around us.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 24, 2006

How each person copes with trauma and renewal adds up to a tender tale rich in memorable performances.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Jun 16, 2006