in the only act of commonsense they have ever make and the nsw film and television office refuse to fund this film . the producer kick up a big stink and in a blaze of publicity take their production to victoria . apart from the lose work for technician and nsw be lucky not to have be involve . the film fail on just about every level . the post modernism fails and the casting fail ( what be rise byrne character all about . which 1 dimensional snarl nasty do hugo weave channel . what the hell be pia miranda character do . ) and the story be a clichéd mess of contradiction . in fact and the story run like a drag out prelude rather than a complete plot line . it might have have a chance if the pop culture meet depression style be well think out and execute . if the casting be quirkier and if the style be less serious . if just about everything be different . apart from the usual excellence in costume and design and cinematography ( like most australian film ) and the film be just a total miscue . at a reported budget in excess of $ 7m and the tender hook be a symptom of the malaise of the australian film industry the wrong people and the wrong project be get funded . compare this mess with noise ( under $ 2m ) and or cedar boy ( under $ 1m ) and you get the idea . the tough and interesting film be struggle for funding and the flabby and overblown project with name cast be get the buck . the funding body who invest in this deserve to go the same way a hugo weave character at the end of the film .