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The mother-son story that is at the heart of this feel-good Australian comedy is universal, and has already influenced a sale to American distributors who are planning to release it in North America for July 4 holiday audiences.
Writer Keith Thompson (an Englishman now settled in Sydney) had the British character actress and two-times Oscar nominee Brenda Blethyn in mind when he wrote the central role of Jean Dwight about 15 years ago.
Blethyn stood by the project after accepting the role more than five years ago – and had to wait for finance to be arranged to make the film.
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I had a sense of unease watching young actor Wilson (who featured in the Brisbane-made 48 Shades last year) playing the damaged Mark, and it proved easier to appreciate the work by Frankie J. Holden (seen all too briefly), Philip Quast as the oily agent Ronnie Stubbs, and Russell Dykstra as Jean's manager.
© Courier Mail
