mattcamiller I was watching this movie and I was like 'why am I watching this movie!?!' It was totally not OLS and was very bad in my opinion. CAT is better than OLS!!!!!

kornerbrandon People have been ranting and raving about all these excellent comedies coming out of Hollywood, but they are often unaware of these low-budget films that can put them to shame. This is one of them.Dougie Waters (yes, a pun on the great Doug Walters)loves a game of backyard cricket with his friends Spock, Merv, Bin, Taka, Norm and his daughter Kerri. However, when Edward Lords, a pompous, uptight English administrator moves in and fires Norm, Dougie and co. start to resent him. Tensions reach a head when Dougie accidentally kills Edward's prize-winning cat, Dexter. A backyard cricket match of epic proportions is arranged, with the winner keeping the cat's ashes.Andrew S. Gilbert of "Round the Twist" fame heads the fairly unknown but excellent cast as Dougie, and he captures the "larrikin Aussie" character perfectly.Felix Williamson plays the moustache-twirling Edward Lords, the villain of the story. It'd be easy to turn Lords into the all-evil character, but Williamson manages to give the impression that Lords is under a lot of pressure.Damian Callinan, another of the outstanding actors in the film, plays Spock. It's fitting that he provides most of the one-liners in the film (when speaking to the English players: "Better not touch those beers, boys. they'd be too cold for ya") seeing that he is a comedian. You can see that Callinan relishes the role, and never misses a beat with his jokes.The film has also provided the chance for young actors to get on screen as well. This young cast is headed by Maddison Smith-Catlin, and she does a fine job of playing the young Australian version of the girl-next-door. Something tells me that we may see her in a big Hollywood comedy in 10 years' time.All in all, this is a well-acted, smartly written, wonderfully directed Aussie cricket comedy that outperforms many big Hollywood ones on a $285,000 budget. I really hope they make this into a franchise, but that's probably just wishful thinking.Overall, 10/10

Robert Burgess It was an excellent movie. Short summery a 'whinging pommie' and a 'dinkum Aussie' sort the differences in backyard cricket. The movie itself was a good small budget comedy that unlike others really delivers not only a good laugh but conveys a message about how a person who you don't like can become a friend. The whole setting is a typical Aussie setup none other than backyard cricket. They have nicknames based on popular cricketers such as Dougie waters 'Dougie Walters' and 'pidge 'pigeon aka Glenn McGrath' the whole movie is basically dedicated to the Aussie bloke who loves playing or have played backyard cricket with mates. A must see for a comedy fan!!!Overall 10/10 A good laugh and a great small budget film!

Equivoco This movie was a first for me - the first movie that I have ever left (or even contemplated leaving) half way through. It was dull and unfunny, but worst of all it was clichéd. Despite some appealing performances (particularly from the women, who had very little to do) the overall effect was dispiriting. The "all bosses are bastards" concept was laid on thickly, and the upper class Englishman stereotype was offensive and could probably be viewed as racist. (The supporting "ethnic" roles were also in questionable taste.) There was a lack of logic and consistency in the set-up - for example, the English boss was a skinflint who bought a house because it was cheap but drives an expensive car. After smiling once, laughing never and gritting my teeth constantly, I left about the half way mark. Even though this is a short movie it wasn't worth wasting any more of my time on. I take no pleasure in criticising what is obviously a low budget movie, but I took even less pleasure in watching it.