Cut Snake
This movies center on an ex-convict who is trying to make a new life for himself in a new city. James and Merv are a pair of ex-cons who both hatch a scheme to burn down a nightclub in Brisbane.
15 February 1988, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
29 February 1948, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
11 December 1987, Australia
September 23, 2015
It's a big movie, despite its small circle of characters, and rewarding for adventurous viewers.
September 23, 2015
Perhaps the low-ish budget shows here and there, but Ayres' filming of Blake Ayshford's script has a fittingly lived-in '70s look, a cool soundtrack, strong work from the leads (and the supporting cast) and, at times, a sense of real foreboding.
March 12, 2016
It's a minor story with minor ambitions, yet it manages to deliver a fully satisfying and moving experience.
September 22, 2015
A young crim out of jail, trying to go straight... hardly an original concept, but Blake Ayshford's screenplay gives it a novel twist and extra layers, while director Tony Ayres pushes for an edgy delivery
September 25, 2015
A tough little crime drama full of muted anger, growled dialogue and whispered threats...Much as we applaud the achievements of filmmakers working on small budgets, you can't hand out free passes when those limitations hobble the flow and feel of a film.
October 29, 2015
Performances keep the tension building toward an incendiary climax.
September 24, 2015
An inconsistent film covering too much familiar ground, Cut Snake often gets distracted by the need to service an admittedly striking (though largely pointless) 1970s production design.
September 29, 2015
In Tony Ayres' Cut Snake, the true blue Aussie crime flick gets a queer coat of paint. It masks itself as a standard crime flick, but subverts what we have come to expect from these films...
September 23, 2015
Artfully shot by Simon Ford, with fine period detail from production designer, Josephine Ford, Cut Snake is technically top-notch, and emotionally uncompromising, as Ayres again strides into largely virgin territory for Australian cinema.
September 06, 2014
Is wasting a great idea better than having none at all? It's up for debate in Cut Snake, where one smart spin on crime caper conventions just isn't enough.
November 12, 2015
In terms of plot and motivation ... an illogical mess that no amount of carefully moody cinematography can save.
September 23, 2015
Performances are uniformly impressive, with Stapleton guaranteed a place in the pantheon of creepily charismatic Australian screen criminals.
