Incannerax What a waste of my time!!!

Supelice Dreadfully Boring

FirstWitch A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

Lucia Ayala It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

nbrem This is a terrific, intelligent, hilarious, energetic, female-led script, that will have you weeping and cheering simultaneously as the lead (Toni Colette) throws punches in the face of situations that girls and women put up with silently everyday.Its acerbically written script depicts suburban life in an average Australian coastal town, and the idiosyncratic personalities that make up the place.Poor Box office sales in the US are not a reflection of the films worth, but more a result of the film producers probably dedicating zero budget to promoting it outside Australia. More is the pity, as it's a rock solid film, if at times slightly difficult to understand the accent if you're not a native.Great film for a girls night in, and a film every Dad needs to see.

Nattykins Had nothing better to do and gave this a watch. No it isn't properly representing mental illness, but it is heartwarming and funny. Sometimes I think we get so wrapped up in what is considered correct and normal that we miss the point entirely. At the beginning of the movie you see a family that is just existing, they believe that they are nothing because that is what everyone tells them. Shaz comes along after the father can't cope with his daughters whom he has made no attempt to know. She changes everyone in the family and those around them gives them new perspective. Maybe they are fine the way they are, you don't have to fit the mold to have a happy and productive life. I was very moved by the general message of the film, very enjoyable.

asjsolomons i am making a list of every reviewer who gave this movie a positive review and marking them never to read again as they have nothing to offer me when it comes to recommending movies. i was shocked to find out that it was the same director as Muriel's wedding but i then read he also did my best friends wedding and on remembering that singing scene at the restaurant were they all joined in it made perfect sense.(i say a little prayer for you!CRINGE) i am just so glad i didn't waste my money and time seeing it at the cinema but i am sorry i read the first 2 pages of user reviews on this site as it is not until the 3rd page that the truth comes out. for the first time ever i nearly asked video ezy for my $5.95 back but its not there fault.

bwanabrad-1 A dysfunctional family on the Gold Coast is set to implode, due to the father's constant philandering and the mother's inability to control her five daughters. The long suffering mother played with great sympathy by Rebecca Gibney, takes to singing songs from The Sound Of Music in her backyard which horrifies her straight laced neighbors. She is on the verge of a nervous breakdown, her husband doesn't even know who his daughters are, while they in turn imagine all sorts of symptoms of their own, to hide the one essential fact that they are unpopular because the community sees their mother as a bona fide nut case. He has his wife committed to an institution, but in a move that is typical of how this illness is regarded, her condition is covered up, by saying she has gone on holiday. This explanation was a common lie, and has been used for decades, it was the same lie told about my own mother many times over, who suffered a series of severe 'mental breakdowns' throughout her entire adult life. Into this domestic maelstrom strides an eccentric non–conformist (Colette) who we instantly know will set about restoring this family unit, by using unorthodox methods. Instead of getting them to conform in a military style take over, she takes the girls on a journey of self discovery, to embrace their eccentricities and discover their inner strengths. She speaks from her heart based on her own experiences which hint at dark secrets from her past. There are people who will criticize this film as dismissing a serious topic to get a few cheap laughs, and at times the film even resorts to crude slapstick. Nothing could be further from the truth. What this film stresses time and time again is the need for sympathy, empathy and a measure of acceptance when things are beyond our immediate understanding. Collette is outstanding as Shaz, who is part life coach, part manipulator, part politician and wholly anarchic. She is given solid support by newcomer Lily Sullivan who plays the oldest of the daughters, Coral. In many ways this film is a female rites of passage film about Coral, but it is much, much more than that. A little film that proves the old adage, that sometimes laughter is the best medicine, while at the same time providing plenty of food for thought on a serious issue.