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A shameless star vehicle for Brenda Blethyn, the giddy Introducing the Dwights (formerly known as Clubland) takes not a few frames from such recent imports as The Full Monty, Mrs. Henderson Presents, Driving Lessons and Widows' Peak. While the film is upbeat fun with plenty of sex thrown in for good measure, this Aussie production that warmly embraces Anglo notions of eccentricity runs no deeper than a thin spread of Vegemite.
Yes, there is some attempt at depth in the portrait of Jean (Blethyn), a divorced comedienne who fights for small gigs while working at a canteen by day and maintaining, or trying to maintain, a firm grip on her two sons. Tim (Khan Chittenden) is the handsome older son who is about to leave the nest to live with girlfriend Jill (Emma Booth). The younger Mark is brain-damaged but good-natured and requires special care from Mom.
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