Good concept, poorly executed.

Don't listen to the Hype. It's awful

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

So here I am, an Aussie in Thailand, watching a cable TV channel from Macau and on comes this movie "Gettin Square" made in 2003 in the area I used to live in for 28 years and written by one of my customers who used to frequent a retail shop I worked in right where it was filmed, Surfers paradise /Southport, Queensland, Aust and I didn't even know about anything this movie until tonight in 2014… and its really quite good.It's a caper movie with a good storyline, some funny moments, and very true to life Aussie "ocker" accents and speech patterns. It's not really over the top like some people say it is, there are people especially in this region that it was filmed in that talk and act like this,called "bogans" Overseas,none Aussie, audiences may find the accents a bit hard to understand and perhaps the Americans would like to make their 'own version' of it to dumb it down eg: the office, Kath and Kim etc but it's so different from the predictable , seen it all before a 1000 times movie by numbers, that seem to be spreading like a disease these days out of Hollywood.Check it out, it's a good laugh with some actors that went on to make big names for themselves post 2003

This movie showcases how simple Aussie production teams can make a world class movie with a budget one hundredth of big block buster Hollywood films. Characters are real and easy to relate to and there is no hint of pretentiousness by any actors throughout the film. Although this is an Australian based film this movie can cross international borders with ease , small time crime is universal . I would put this movie in a bracket with films like lock stock and snatch in the sense even though you know these people are breaking the laws they're the underdog you want to see get up . I would probably rate this as my favourite movie and find myself watching it at least once a week . With a cast of mainly relatively unknowns with the exception of people like sam worthington , gary sweet , David wenham and tim spall I feel it is one of the best low budget films released from Australia

A solid example of an Aussie crime/comedy caper - but more than that, it's a brilliant display by David Wenham, who deserves much applause (and a good shower) for his portrayal of Johnny 'Spit' Spiteri.Many things come together to make this a great Aussie film. The cinematography is clever and fresh, the script is, and the acting is superb.Sam Worthington is Barry, recently out of prison, who lands a job as a chef in a struggling restaurant, run by Darren (the wonderful Timothy Spall), an ex-con trying to stay straight. When Darren runs into trouble with a suspect $200,000, and Barry's friend Spit runs afoul of the local gangster (Gary Sweet), they team up for a double-cross - but it's much more complicated than that.The script is smart and devilish, but while it twists and turns, it never approaches ridiculousness. Written by prominent criminal lawyer Chris Nyst, you wonder who much is fact and how much is fiction - something here seems plausible.That might be just the superb acting. Worthington is solid and believable, but Wenham utterly steals the show as the hapless, mullet-wearing Spit. One scene where Spit goes before a court hearing is one of the highlights of Aussie cinema of the last decade. It's stunningly scripted, brilliantly acted - and very funny.'Gettin Square' isn't as good as 'Two Hands' - it's uneven at times, slightly plodding early on, and takes 40 minutes to really get into the script - but it's still well worth the entry price.

The marketing killed this one because it was a great film with brilliant performances but it seemed like another bad comedy. However it was really entertain and David Wenham was brilliant as Spit. The courtroom scene is classic stuff.the ending is a bit weak and sentimental but still a good film.