This is the kind of genre that cant make blockbuster headlines or boxoffice glamour,made down under or over the water or in uzbekistan,there aint no recipie for success anyhow.
this aussious just over feature length family drama is a tragic story of belief and disbelief, trust and hate,psychopatia versus sosiopathia, and it is summarised by total death and destruction in the end.
it might reflect an avarage australian life,but i really hope it isnt.
cast ok,shallow script,low grade cinematography , sets and locations.
wanna keep your backpacker kids away from australia,show them this...
4 Reviews
How can you stuff up counting smarties
kiaxa9 August 2020
Warning: Spoilers
In an otherwise convincing and entertaining film, immersion is quickly broken when we are introduced to one of the characters, Amy. Our first encounter has her counting smarties in some milk bar, which is seemingly all her position in the company entails. However, when questioned by the protagonist about how many smarties there are she responds with "I dunno". ARE YOU KIDDING ME! HOW CAN SOMEONE MESS UP SOMETHING SO BENINE AS COUNTING SOME LOLLIES! After this scene it was impossible to become reinvested in the story and, quite frankly, breaks this film.
Australian indie
Leofwine_draca17 March 2018
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DON'T SHOW MOTHER is an indie thriller from Australia that tackles the subject of domestic abuse. It goes for a psychological approach but doesn't work due to the fact that the whole thing is poorly written and the characters unconvincing. A son and his mother flee from an abusive situation. The low key look is entirely predictable and the twists that do arise are anything but surprising. Instead, this is a long-winded bore.
Don't pay attention to the negative, shallow reviews and low score
vegicat23 October 2018
No idea why this was so poorly rated, because it's a good, solid, if sad, story. The acting was good, especially the lead. Perhaps they were expecting something like a shallow Hollywood thriller or horror flick. That's not this. This is a slow-burning, disturbing tale that kept my attention the entire time. Yes, it has some quirks in the cinematography and musical choices, but this is a very good dark family drama.
I consistently see a lot if Australian, UK, NZ, CA, etc. movies with ridiculously low scores and bad reviews, and all I can think of is the viewers must be middle Americans who only like American Hollywood, predictable, cookie-cutter movies.
That said, this is a sad, disturbing movie, so don't watch it if you are expecting something else.
I consistently see a lot if Australian, UK, NZ, CA, etc. movies with ridiculously low scores and bad reviews, and all I can think of is the viewers must be middle Americans who only like American Hollywood, predictable, cookie-cutter movies.
That said, this is a sad, disturbing movie, so don't watch it if you are expecting something else.
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