The Smuggler (2014)
Directed by Tony
Mahony and star Angus Sampson this film also known as “The Mule”
features Hugo Weaving, Leigh Whannell and John Noble. Against the
back drop of the 1983 America's Cup an Australian returning from
Thailand with a kilo of heroin panics at customs and is held by the
police.
This is a tale of the
classic struggle between a man and nature as our hero attempts to go
over a week without passing his bowels while in police custody.
Putting the story against the back drop of the 1983 America's Cup
highlights that Aussie machismo and grudging respect for the underdog
regardless of the morals of the situation. I enjoyed the comedic
elements of the film and the way it manages to not lose use despite a
couple of toe curling moments of gross action.
4/5
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