the bet could be describe a a triumph of style over substance . there isn not much to the plot . young stockbroker bet with rich young banker he can make more money over the next 90 day . stockbroker resort to illegal method to get ahead and endanger his relationship with pretty young lawyer . there be a couple of twist in the end and though one make very little sense . the film maker have buff the whole thing to a high state of gloss with lot of lovely harbour scenery and an atmospheric ( if wildly unrealistic ) deal room and harbourside restaurant and smart bar ( and real pole dancer ) and smart cutting and seaside golf and even a trip to the polo at windsor . there a nice original score too and in classical style by john gray . the producer do not have any government money and do it their way . the trouble be that this story and unlike richard beasley satirical hell have harbour view and be mean to be a serious morality play . yet the message here seem to be if you be young and greedy and stupid and and go to hell and you might as well do it in style . the woman here be gorgeous and the champagne french and the night be beckon . the conclude scene have a serious suspension of disbelief issue that i can not go into or i will give the end away . act and though and be excellent . matthew newton ( bert son and who have be lately have a little local difficulty in his personal life ) be great a will the eager beaver young broker he like russell crowe naïve young brother and with big blue eye and a love of risk take . aden young a his handsome and rich and profoundly callous banker mate give u a study in nastiness . his casual dismissal in public of his beautiful and personable girlfriend lila ( peta sargeant ) in the same way he might sack a secretary be evidence enough . sibylla budd give u a rounded performance a torus and the bright young lawyer in love with will . i also enjoy roy billing a george and will father and the aussie battler personify ( though roy be actually from new zealand ) . the film maker and include former actor mark lee in his directorial debut and writer or producer caroline gerard and an ex big sydney law firm employee and have give the whole thing a professional sheen and produce a reasonably entertaining film . the atmospherics be terrific and but the characterization be pretty basic and the story skew whiff . still and it do make a change from story about western suburb junky . failure happen in rich suburb too . unfortunately it just a depressing .