Film Review: Lowdown Dirty Criminals is loads of fun Its not breaking ground but this NZ crime caper comedy has charm and energy, and Rebecca Gibney as a great villain. Though in case you couldn’t tell, an endearingly innocent voiceover from protagonist Freddy (James Rolleston), who takes woebegone to new heights, or maybe depths, says it all: “Have you ever had one of those days where everything just turns to shit?”. Lowdown Dirty Criminals 2020 Film Review: Lowdown has elements of Peter Jackson’s early movie Bad Taste and left me with a bad taste and disappointment. Sorry. Unfortunately, living a life of crime comes with consequences. ), and features cool performances by James Rolleston and Samuel Austin as our sweetly gormless protagonists. It’s messy, ever so slightly (at 87 minutes) on the short side. The New Zealand charm elevates this one and made it worthwhile for me. Lowdown Dirty Criminals doesn't bother pretending it's not arriving as a proudly antipodean take on the Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) school of film-making. You can sign up for the Today newsletter here. Lowdown Dirty Criminals – Movie Review Posted on August 21, 2020 TL;DR – A film of two halves, some interesting characters in a story that fails to … I’m not sure why but it very quickly came across as non funny charicature and two likeable hapless fools. Radio New Zealand. It all begins when Freddy, as lowly pizza delivery boy, is stiffed by one of his clients. In this case, knocking off Donny Kong who just happens to have been knocking off Mrs Spiggs. Like lambs to the slaughter. Company: MPI Media Group. Share on Facebook. Lowdown Dirty Criminals A swift case of mistaken identity leads to their being responsible, in a roundabout way, for the death of Jeff Kwok, a behemoth of a man who happens to be staying at Donny’s apartment. – with a Mexican stand-off. All rights reserved. Lowdown Dirty Criminals. Actiors: David Brechin-Smith, James Rolleston, Samuel Austin, Robbie Magasiva. There we meet Freddy, played by James Rolleston, and his mate Marvin, played by Samuel Austin, who we're about to spend an interesting day with. What happened to nz movies they are making some Waste movies from the past 2 years. I'm not sure why but it very quickly came across as non funny charicature and two likeable hapless fools. Reviewed by GREG KING. Uh huh. Written by Canon y mus Metacritic Reviews. Others loved it. Home Film Reviews LOWDOWN DIRTY CRIMINALS. From the very beginning, with its slightly off, intelligent captioning, through to dialogue that is sharp, or at least makes you snort in a gasp-I-can't-believe-they-went-there sort of way. Film Reviews Social Accessibility Trailers Pricing Ratings Contact About Contact. Apparently, almost anything for the hapless pair, who are to organised crime what Laurel and Hardy are to piano-shifting. Bad move. And this is swiftly followed by a flashback within a flashback. At this point "their" movies are too much like a kid bringing a bad drawing to you and you hang it on the fridge.......till they leave the room. James Rolleston (Boy, The Dead Lands) and newcomer Samuel Austin star as two friends who encounter some problems during their first robbery. Lowdown Dirty Criminals is immediately striking, with a polished production design that lifts it to a higher calibre than many Kiwi indie films before it. So Marv and Freddy are there to kill Donny and Jeff ends up dead; and the Upholsterer’s henchmen are there to deal with Jeff and instead first Donny and then Marv and Freddy cross their path. 'Lowdown Dirty Criminals' feels like a film New Zealand-ish spin on films from director Guy Ritchie. There were lots of moments of hesitation, while the crims failed in their missions and thought about what to do. The darkly comic caper cribs from the Guy Ritchie playbook, with a lot of his flashy visual flourishes. Some were not impressed by the fact that it reprises an established genre, was not quite as finished as it might have been. LOWDOWN DIRTY CRIMINALS. So Lowdown Dirty Criminals begins, Tarantino-style, at the end, with a climax and an instant flashback. Sit back. “ asks one of the Upholsterer’s henchpersons. Adelaide Review. REVIEW: Director Paul Murphy's film is filled with memorable moments and terrific one-liners that keep the gossimer-thin plot afloat. | The head crims were well acted but not believable and distasteful. The performances are terrific across the board. Lowdown Dirty Criminals taps into familiar crime tropes like revenge, redemption, and the trap that is a life of street crime, but it approaches them with a level head and a willingness to look at the chaos and go ‘fuck this shit, I’m out’. 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