Stone Bros.
Review
by Anthony Morris
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Stone Bros.
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Stoner comedies like Stone Bros.
are hardy new in the rest of the world, but for some reason Australia
has lagged behind when it comes to setting two choof-happy buddies out
on an adventure.
So not only is Stone Bros. ground-breaking in that direction, but as an indigenous comedy it has pretty much got that field all to itself too.
As you would expect, the story is simple.
Citified
Eddie (Luke Carrol) is driving back to home town to see his uncle.
Along for the ride is his cousin Charlie (Leon Burchill), a man with
big hair and an even bigger bag full of pre-rolled joints.
Their actual adventures along the way are pretty ramshackle stuff, but the duo themselves are fairly likeable.
More
importantly, for this kind of low end comedy, the whole thing moves
along smoothly so that when a joke tanks it isn't the end of the
world.
There isn't really enough going on here for a
feature-length film (a lot of the subplot activity fails to fire), and
like a lot of stoner comedies it runs out of puff well before the
finish line.
Stoner Bros. is
likeable enough to work if you are a fan of the genre, or maybe if you
are in the mood to check out something different from the usual local
films, but it is hardly going to change the course of your evening -
let alone Australian cinema.
2.5
out
of 5
Stone Bros.
Australian release: 24th
September,
2009
Official
Site: Stone Bros.
Cast: Luke Carroll, Leon Burchill, Peter Phelps, Valentino Del Toro, David Page
Director: Richard J. Frankland
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