Tag: New Zealand film

Guns Akimbo

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Guns Akimbo

dir. Jason Lei Howden (2020)

Guns Akimbo

Daniel Radcliffe works hard to carry this stylised and at times highly violent action comedy. (‘Comedy’ is used here advisedly; a pervasive graphic novel vibe all but obliterates the film’s understated New Zealand humour.) Clunky characterisation and scripting undercut the intended satire.

 

 

Hunt for the Wilderpeople

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Hunt for the Wilderpeople

dir. Taika Waititi (2016)

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A distinct, refreshingly understated vein of Kiwi humour runs through this New Zealand coming of age (at all ages) film. Sam Neil and newcomer Julian Dennison excel, playing the withdrawn farmer and troubled foster child who unwittingly set off an international manhunt.