this deceptively lay back and low key and casually pace aussie crime thriller unravels with a casual ease and relax self confidence that a delight to behold . eager beaver work class kid jimmy ( an appealingly feckless heath ledger ) yearn to make something out of his unrewarding ordinary life . jimmy get his big break when local crime kingpin pando ( an outstanding bryan brown ) assign him an easy courier gig which entail deliver $ 10 grand to an old lady . jimmy find himself knee deep in serious trouble when he lose pando money . writer or director gregor jordan engagingly simple tale of how thing aren not always what theyre crack up to be and young love and all action have consequence and that hoary old chestnut about how crime doesn not pay work like a charm thanks to a wonderful wealth of well observe minor quirky detail and a strong subtext concern man duel capacity for both good and evil and a nice sense of unforced irony and the chillingly matter of fact way the violence be present and and the marvelous grounding of the assorted complexly draw wartsnall low life character in an instantly recognizable and totally believable banal day to day reality ( e. g. and panda be show play scrabble with a flunky and at one point interrupt a business conversation with a fellow hood to talk with his son over the phone ) . judge from his finely shade and two fisted portrayal of the cunning and not to be trifle with pando and bryan brown undoubtedly qualify a one of the fine actor to ever grace celluloid . a sturdy and satisfying little sleeper .