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The Hard Word (2003)
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Reviews Counted:81
Fresh:32
Rotten:49
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: This caper flick lacks the originality necessary to elevate it above other films of its genre.
Theatrical Release:Jun 13, 2003 Limited
Box Office: $400,844
Synopsis: Three prisoners are about to be released on bail - DALE (GUY PEARCE), MAL (DAMIEN RICHARDSON) and SHANE (JOEL EDGERTON). Meet the Twentyman brothers. Hard experience and an unspoken bond of... [More]
Starring: Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, Robert Taylor, Damien Richardson
Director: Scott Roberts
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12/06/05
The entire cast perform ably, but Mr. Pearce and Ms. Griffiths ... are something special in their native habitat.
06/26/03
Top CriticBoasts enough originality and excellent performances to merit a look-see, especially from fans who love 'heist-gone-bad' flicks.
06/27/03
handled with precise accuracy and confident conviction
05/30/02
'Amiable' is an odd way to describe a crime drama that contains wall-spattering amounts of bloodshed, but it fits The Hard Word.
07/08/03
The picture has a spiky, efficient hilarity, and the director uses his actors well.
06/13/03
Top CriticRoberts always grounds the film with the consistency of his characters and manages to punctuate proceedings with an 'Am I really seeing that?' moment about every 10 minutes.
07/17/02
Top CriticA smart, frisky bauble, as funny as it is entertaining without resorting to elaborate red herrings or hoaxes.
06/20/03
The Hard Word may not be the last word in underworld thrills, but, like eternal patsy Pearce, it possesses a certain wild-eyed affability.
06/28/03
Top CriticA hard-hitting, witty crime film with Tarantino-like audacity.
06/04/03
This Aussie thriller is all about characters -- interesting characters, and several of them could hold a movie on their own.
08/01/03
A good-but-not-great caper film.
06/27/03
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06/11/03
Like an Australian Ocean's Eleven, which is still better than an American version of The Italian Job.
06/20/03
There's a certain fun factor in the comedy-of-errors part of the venture
06/09/03
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06/09/03
A tidy thriller that marks the tight and confident directing debut of Scott Roberts, it does a surprisingly good job with undeniably familiar material.
06/19/03
You get the feeling that these actors had fun making this film, and that fun is contagious.
06/28/03
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