![]() ![]() The former convict is all muscle and attitude in his quest for what he desires. Sullivan, who is currently wowing the world on Blindspot makes Pommie bigger than life. He drags his old cellmate down back into a life Sparra swore to leave behind. Sparra’s carefully laid plans crumble to pieces as Pommie refuses to leave. The clothes look perfect and everything from the sets to the cars is spot on. The music screams the ’70s, from Linsey de Paul to David Essex singing the eternally catchy tune Rock On, it all brings 1974 Sydney to living breathing life. He emits a presence so intense it is difficult to imagine sharing screen time with the actor. ![]() Sullivan looms large in every single scene he is in. The scenario is compelling and nigh on impossible to stop watching. The violence prone hard man is pure frustrated rage topped by a crushing longing for something that, he learns eventually, he cannot have.Īyres puts the film together brilliantly. The desperation felt by Sparra, who frantically tries to go straight, is equally present in Pommie. The unease felt every single time that Stapleton appears on screen, never goes away. All the actors really deliver and delved deep to find their characters’ inner truth. Midway through it does and it lands heavily.Īt its core, Cut Snake is a romance film set against a thriller background. The vast majority of the film is spent waiting for that other shoe to drop. Even after Pommie’s true motivations are revealed, the tensions do not abate one iota. The film then shifts direction and it is revealed that Pommie is not interested in Sparra’s fiancée at all.Ĭut Snake is a nerve wracking film to watch. Both men increase the tension level with their “back and forth” and it seems that initially Pommie is interested in Paula. The first part of Cut Snake is full of Sparra’s unease at Pommie’s emergence from prison. Pommie sets about tearing down his friend’s new life after prison.Īyres gives the audience a brilliant bit of misdirection. Sparra is adamant that he has gone straight. Pommie is all testosterone fueled aggression and he seems full of cheerful menace. Once he arrives, Pommie wastes no time integrating into Sparra and Paula’s life.Īs the fim progresses the audience learn more about Sparra and Pommie. Pommie (Sullivan) travels from Sidney to Melbourne to see his pal, Sparra. He visits his old mate Sparra Farrell ( Alex Russell) and finds him engaged to Paula ( Jessica De Gouw).ĭirected by Tony Ayres, from a screenplay by ( Blake Ayshford), Cut Snake puts the audience on tender hooks almost from the first frame. Set in 1970s Australia, Cut Snake features a smoldering Stapleton Sullivan who moves through most of the film like a big jungle cat. ![]()
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