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Spotswood (The Efficiency Expert)

Spotswood (The Efficiency Expert) (1991)

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Also released as Spotswood, The Efficiency Expert stars Anthony Hopkins as Wallace, a cold-blooded management consultant, infamous for radically "downsizing" every firm he comes in contact with. Wallace's latest assignment is to streamline a small, family-owned shoe factory in Australia. As he gets to know the eccentric (and endearingly inefficient) factory workers, Wallace undergoes a slow-but-sure "humanizing" process. Eventually realizing that he can simultaneously cut costs and preserve the

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Drama, Comedy

Feb 6, 2007

Miramax

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The eccentricities of the characters and the nostalgia emanating from the wonderfully evocative production design by Chris Kennedy all add up to a charming film of considerable entertainment value. It is a minor classic of Australian cinema.

August 11, 2007 Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile
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This is a minor comedy, in the style of Ealing films from the 1950s, of the little man against the bureaucrats.

January 1, 2000 Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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Pretty lame for a film that had some top notch familiar faces in their earlier careers. Such a waste...but I guess that they had to start somewhere.
November 6, 2011
itsjustme2004

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Nice Aussie flick. Dennis Schwartz criticized it for being like the Ealing Studio Brit flicks of the 40s and 50s, but in my opinion that's a compliment. Like this movie, they were quiet, warm little pics about human values--goodness, helping your fellow man and the humor in living--feel good movies that were truly entertaining, and that's what films are supposed to do for us. Seeing very young stars Russell Crowe and Toni Collette was icing on the cake. And Anthony Hopkins is always worth seeing.
March 28, 2013
    1. Mr. Ball: Work isn't just about money, Mr. Wallace. It's about dignity.
    – Submitted by Frances H (50 days ago)

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