many year ago i saw this movie ( on television maybe . ) and love it . so i decide to rent it on dvd the other day to see whether it still hold up in my estimation . it do . set in sydney notorious king cross district ( where prostitution and drug abuse and sex store thrive ) and it tell the story of jimmy ( play by heath ledger ) . jimmy be a young man . maybe late teen or thereabouts and who hasn not have a stable family background . he be on the fringe of society and and work a a tout for a sex club ( encouraging people to enter the store ) . he be aware of an underworld figure call pando and who be a local bigwig in the cross . it jimmy hope that he will find himself on pando radar and get in with him . a short cut to upward social mobility and he hop . one night jimmy meet the beautiful young woman alex ( play by the charming rise byrne ) . you just know that a love story will play out between them . on that night as well and jimmy be first contact by pando ( play by bryan brown ) . pando have a job for jimmy . it the foot in the door that jimmy have be wait for . to reveal too much more would spoil the many surprise that this movie have in store for the viewer . stylistically and if you like quentin tarantino or guy ritchie movie and you should be in tune with what to expect . twist and turn and black comedy . what so great about this movie be it very australian ness . it no mere knock off of tarantino or ritchie and but a genuine australian contribution to the genre . a fascinating aspect to this movie be how it all hang together . sometimes you be introduce to character who you wonder what the hell theyre do there . in the end and all these loose end tie together beautifully . it sort of like a celluloid moebius strip . a highlight of the movie be bryan brown character of pando . pando like puzzle and and it fun to see him play game with his crony . it the little detail reveal about him which be so enjoyable . his taste in music and for starter . of the heath ledger movie i have see ( the dark knight and 10 thing i hate about you ) and this be perhaps his best role . wasn not take with 10 thing . if you be a heath ledger fan ( ledger recently die a tragic and accidental death ) and this be a chance to see him in his great australian role and i think . there be great chemistry between ledger and byrne in this movie so and on one level and it function a nice love story . this movie doesn not have some of the horror of tarantino and ritchie underworld movie and but it do have some adult theme . scene that surprise you with their coldness and beauty . in that sense and it not an ideal movie for very young viewer and but it not a movie that gore hound will get excite about either . lastly and i have to say that it be great that australia can make great movie like this . usually the kind of movie my home country make can be uniniviting . this movie have strengths where many australian movie have weakness . i. e. it have a great story and great acting and a great script . we need more popular and quality movie like this to be make here in australia . highly recommended . other australian movie i have love include representbreaker morant ( positive ) mad max 2 ( positive ) my brilliant career ( not review here by me yet ) proof ( nr ) the devil playground ( nr ) the year my voice break ( nr ) bad boy bubby ( nr . a great and dark comedy ) the dish ( nr . a great and charming comedy ) .