Romper Stomper
There's more to this movie than simply a chance to see Russell Crowe in his pre-Hollywood days. Its take on the neo-Nazi subculture is far more raw than in American History X (which happens to be my favourite movie) but when the film changes focus it loses its way. Nevertheless, Crowe's performance is excellent and this is a film that won't leave you for a while. Sadly, Daniel Pollock, who is very good as the right hand man of Crowe's character, committed suicide before the film was ever released. My grade: B-Synopsis: A gang of neo-Nazi skinheads in Melbourne, Australia fight the Vietnamese population and each other. (via Yahoo)
Writer and Director: Geoffrey Wright (Metal Skin)
Stars: Russell Crowe (Gladiator), Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie (Deep Blue Sea)
Useless Trivia: The lead role of Hando was intended for Australian actor Ben Mendelsohn. However, Mendelsohn did not look menacing when his head was shaved and Crowe, who desperately wanted the part, convinved the director to change his mind.
2 Comments:
hi there.
have seen Tomper Stomper and it is an amazing film (i live in Melbourne and am familiar with the settings) - bloody hard to watch, for it is so brutal and confronting and - well downright frightening. but the performances throughout are just stunning. am no fan of Crowe's, as such, but he can act when he puts his mind to it. and MacKinzie and David Pollock are both wonderful in it, too.
indeed, some years ago i met David Pollock's mother at a fashion show. we spoke at length about her son and his suicide... it was a heartbreaking conversation. she was so proud of him, and yet so gutted to the core of her being by his Death. and when she revealed the 'why' behind it... well, it just reinforced the whole 'what a waste' reaction. Pollock could've been a much bigger star than Crowe will ever be... its so sad, so tragic.
anyway, am glad you enjoyed the film. and really enjoy dropping by your site.
cheers.
I think the production company were sued shortly after the release of the spundtrack to Romper Stomper because it contained strong racist music without the proper disclaimers or something.
Great movie, but it's so full on i'm not sure I'll ever watch it again.
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