Some social issues are half witnessed here. An extremely depressing movie (perhaps better described as a documentary) that won't see any of its viewers - or those that actually DO finish watching it, take any steps towards social reform of these types of down-and-outers (Rhetorically I ask) Does anybody really care about the less than one percent of Australia's population who chose by their lack of intelligence to NOT curb their primal urges, and as consequence end up in prison ? Was the objective of this movie to spark sympathy for these frustrated down-and-outers, or just to tell this depressing story? On the documentary front this movie failed to inform the full story - it only hints towards the enactment of their violence and frustration upon a young female (defenseless victim). This movie certainly and successfully does show these three brothers' social predicament, however it also "successfully" fails to entertain, mainly because of its depressive subject matter and lack of story...... Rates in the - utterly boring category. This type of subject matter has been more successfully witnessed through tele-movies and series, etc....
The Boys
(1998)
More a social documentary or commentary than an entertaining movie.
13 February 1999