![]() ![]() That twist might have been better placed as the trigger for the second act - for some it will arrive too late - though the surprise does play a big part in making Cut Snake a strange and interesting beast.” Cast Ĭut Snake was met with positive reviews from critics and audiences, earning a 69% approval rating based of 16 reviews on Rotten Tomatoes. “About halfway through Cut Snake there is a twist, which not only ratchets up tension in the plotlines but reshapes the entire perspective of the film. The presence of James exposes Merv's “criminal history”, jeopardises his future with Paula and brings many conflicts to Merv's emotions. The “sexual tension” between Merv and James “hangs in the air like storm clouds”. Little did Paula know that the relationship between these two ex-cons is more than just a fellowship in Prison. Cut Snake Twists and Turns Amos Lassen New released prisoner Jim Pommie Stewart (Sullivan Stapleton) is all muscle and tattoos, played with an impressively predatory glint in the eyes, who’s desperate to be re-united with his former prison mate Mirv Sparra Farrell (Alex Russell). Soon after, Paula finds out that “her fiancé, Merv “whom Pommie calls Sparra, spent four years inside on manslaughter charges”. Sullivan Stapleton does something completely new in Cut Snake, a riveting crime drama. The only odd thing is that Sparra says precious little about his past but that past is about to catch up. In Cut Snake, Sullivan Stapletons Pommie is a recently released jailbird with a mean streak a mile wide. He has a solid job and an adorable fiancée named Paula, and already owns a modest house in the country outside Melbourne. James ( Sullivan Stapleton) aka Pommie comes “fresh out of prison in Sydney” and is looking forward to “pick up where he left off with Merv”. Young, charismatic, and hardworking, Sparra Farrell seems to be sailing into a happy, respectable life. While at first Sparra seems happy to see him, and Sparra’s fiancée Paula (Jessica de Gouw) seems to get along well with the charismatic Pommie, eventually shadows of Sparra’s criminal past begin to emerge and. While not knowing anything about Merv's background, Paula approaches marriage with the mysterious Merv. Set in 1974, the film begins in Sydney with Pommie finding the Melbourne address of his old cellmate and deftly tracking him down. “Twentysomething Paula”( Jessica De Gouw) meets Merv ( Alex Russell), her “dream boyfriend” out of nowhere. Marriage to a sweet young waitress, creates a genuine edge though the film squibs the more exciting possibilities of Pommie simultaneously pursuing the young. The film was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. The title comes from the Australian idiom "mad as a cut snake" which describes either insanity or anger so extreme you don't want to get near it. Cut Snake is a 2014 Australian thriller film written by Blake Ayshford and directed by Tony Ayres. The time bomb within begins to tick when he looks up his old cellmate, Sparra (Alex Russell), whom he anticipates becoming his partner in crime, only to find that the lad’s gone straight, has a regular job, and is setting up house in a country town with his fiancée, Paula (Jessica De Gouw). ![]()
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