Two Hands (1999)
Directed by Gregor Jordan
Genres - Drama |
Sub-Genres - Action Comedy, Crime Comedy, Romantic Comedy |
Release Date - Jul 29, 1999 (USA - Unknown), Dec 12, 2005 (USA) |
Run Time - 105 min. |
Countries - Australia |
MPAA Rating - R
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Synopsis by Mark Deming
Action and comedy are served in equal portions in this Australian crime thriller. Jimmy (Heath Ledger) is a 19-year-old living in Sydney who is somehow asked to run an errand for local underworld kingpin Pando (Bryan Brown). Before Jimmy knows what's happened, he owes Pando $10,000, and finds the gangster's muscle men are out for his blood. Jimmy attempts to stage a bank robbery to recover the loot, with disastrous results; when he has a spare moment, he tries to win the heart of Alex (Rose Byrne), a pretty girl from the country. This slam-bang entertainment was an uncharacteristic entry in the 1999 Sundance Film Festival, where it received its U.S. premiere.
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Australia, bank-robbery, criminal, kingpin, underworld