Skinheads - A Força Branca
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Geoffrey WrightArgumento:
Geoffrey WrightCâmara:
Ron HagenElenco:
Russell Crowe, Daniel Pollock, Jacqueline McKenzie, Alex Scott, Leigh Russell, Dan Wyllie, John Brumpton, Don Bridges, Steve Millichamp, Frank Magree (mais)Conteúdos(1)
ROMPER STOMPER is a morally ambiguous look at a group of neo-Nazis raising hell in Melbourne, Australia. A gang of vacant, brutish young thugs headed by a terrifying but charismatic MEIN KAMPF-quoting skinhead named Hando declares war on a community of Vietnamese immigrants. In between bouts of vicious racial violence, Hando picks up a drug-addicted rich girl in a bar and adopts her as his lover. When Hando's second-in-command, the more sensitive, semihumane Davey, falls for Hando's new girlfriend, the stage is set for a potentially explosive love triangle. (texto oficial do distribuidor)
(mais)Críticas (5)
Não é propriamente um filme familiar, que investiga o comportamento de um grupo de skinheads numa cidade australiana. No início, não é fácil seguir o grupo de idiotas como «heróis» principais - torcia pelos asiáticos com tacos de basebol. Mas, com a descoberta de amizades e relações amorosas entre eles, o filme ganha força e constrói com sucesso um final adequado e suavemente sarcástico. Isto também compensa o desconforto inicial do espetador perante a atitude indiferente do filme em relação ao mal e à violência retratados. Russell Crowe é excelente, a música barata incomodou-me um pouco. Considerava 4 estrelas, mas dei-as ao filme América Proibida mais complexo e elaborado quanto à história... Não menos interessante é o facto de a atriz Gabe (Jacqueline McKenzie) ser na realidade viciada em heroína e o representante do seu amante, o outro protagonista Davey (o excelente Daniel Pollock), se ter realmente apaixonado por ela durante as filmagens, tendo-se suicidado ao saltar para a frente de um comboio após o fim das filmagens.
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Russell Crowe as the true believing leader of a group of Aussie skinheads who, in addition to beating up Asians and robbing shops, also manage to get festively trashed and always find a nice squat to hole up in. It has an extremely simple script and the camera is mediocre at best, but it has such a "fan(t)a(s)tically anarchic" atmosphere the whole time that it's simply impossible to tear yourself away from it. [70%]
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A film about nasty, cruel people who eventually pay the price for being nasty and cruel. Racism is one of the most incomprehensible things in our society, but it still stems only from hatred and fear. Russell Crowe has already shown early in his career how great an actor he is. A simple story, but still effective.
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Even a beginner's mistake cannot excuse the fact that simply taking a camera and spending an hour and a half among skinheads is not good enough. That's exactly how the director's attitude towards the film comes across, i.e., as mere posturing that has far less meaning than its basic idea promises. Despite being authentically raw in its form with colorless camera filters, which adds to its "handheld" feel, it fails to detach itself from its profound shallowness. Its lack of narrative value, along with a multitude of flat characters whose behavior is "explained" as a struggle for racial purity in their country, keeps it firmly rooted in mediocrity. Perhaps only the glimpse of the later Hollywood idol Russell Crowe, who fits perfectly into his "neo-Nazi" character with a butcher-like appearance, can slightly alleviate the impression of a film that fizzles out even before the closing credits roll.
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Very naturalistic. The director didn't mess around with anything and served us a story full of blood, revenge, and anger. It just needed a more tangible plot so Russell Crowe's performance wouldn't be lost, which is exactly what happened.
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