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Rage in Placid Lake (2003)

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Reviews Counted:15

Fresh:8

Rotten:7

Average Rating:6.1/10

Rated: Not Rated

Runtime: 1 hr 52 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:May 1, 2004 Limited

Synopsis: Australian indie-rock singer/songwriter Ben Lee makes his acting debut in this quirky Australian coming-of-age film from director Tony McNamara. Lee plays Placid Lake, a too-wise-for-his-years high... Australian indie-rock singer/songwriter Ben Lee makes his acting debut in this quirky Australian coming-of-age film from director Tony McNamara. Lee plays Placid Lake, a too-wise-for-his-years high school student who has always had trouble fitting in. Having spent his entire high school career defending his individuality and taking the heat for it in return, Lake decides upon graduation to do what nobody expects of him--to go into the insurance business. Lake approaches his newfound pursuit of ordinariness in the way only an outcast would--by going to the library and devouring every available self-help book on the subject. As his equally eccentric friend Gemma (Rose Byrne) tries to talk him out of this bogus plan, and his parents wonder what has become of their son, Lake learns a thing or too about so-called normality that may make him rethink his life's path. [More]

Starring: Miranda Richardson, Rose Byrne, Garry McDonald, Ben Lee

Starring: Miranda Richardson, Rose Byrne, Garry McDonald, Ben Lee


Studio: Film Movement

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04/01/06
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02/09/06
Time Out

a brazen, mischievous look at rebellion

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04/07/05
Keith Breese
Keith Breese
Filmcritic.com

Lee makes an engagingly laid-back lead and a bespectacled Rose Byrne is adorable as the geeky girl-next-door.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment Comment
04/02/05
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
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Full Review Source: BBC | comment Comment
03/13/05
BBC

There's an amusingly askance approach to the whole coming-of-age process that keeps us engaged.

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01/30/05
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

Watching this movie is a bit like going to a dance where the drummer can't keep a steady beat. You think you should be laughing, but you just can't quite bring yourself to.

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05/28/04
Peter Howell
Peter Howell
Toronto Star
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A feel-good movie with some enjoyably deranged turns.

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05/28/04
Jim Slotek
Jim Slotek
Jam! Movies

An amiable film comedy that leaves you feeling good as opposed to feeling for your wallet.

Full Review Source: Globe and Mail | comment Comment
05/28/04
Stephen Cole
Stephen Cole
Globe and Mail
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05/22/04
Boston Phoenix

What's missing from McNamara's film is right there in the title: the anger that cauterizes teen-movie glibness and burns down to the heart of the matter.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
05/21/04
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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Presents the business world as a caricature without bringing fresh comic twists to a much-lampooned subject.

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05/21/04
Paul Sherman
Paul Sherman
Boston Herald

Too broad and ridiculous to be an effective satire

Full Review Source: Cinemania | comment Comment
02/03/04
Dan Jardine
Dan Jardine
Cinemania

Polished and dark, but upbeat.

Full Review Source: Hollywood Reporter | comment Comment
11/19/03
Sheri Linden
Sheri Linden
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A pleasurable but ephemeral moment for Oz Film.

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10/28/03
Clint Morris
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09/10/03
Sunday Times (Australia)

Struggles to find the right tone.

Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
09/10/03
Paul Byrnes
Paul Byrnes
Sydney Morning Herald

All our expectations are turned on their head and tossed aside in The Rage in Placid Lake, a darkly comic coming of age story about a young man who tries desperately to fit in.

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09/09/03
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