A simpleminded (adult) orphan with a genius for building mechanical gizmos rents his spare room to a hardened ex-con and his sympathetic girlfriend, and is inspired by his new tenants to devise the means to rob banks by remote control, from the comfort of his own bedroom. This offbeat and engaging Australian comedy is more of a character piece than a caper, with a built-in element of pathos in the title character's clumsy inability to function socially (the turn to crime is only his way of trying to please his surrogate parents). The only thing missing is a satisfactory climax: as it stands there's a certain lack of tension because the big heist is so well planned and smoothly executed. A typically quirky music score by Simon Jeffes' Penguin Café Orchestra adds just the right touch of lightness.
