Horst in Translation (filmreviews@web.de)
"Everything Goes" is an Australian 18-minute live action short film from 2004, so this one will have its 15th anniversary next year and it is one of the rare efforts as writer and director by Andrew Kotatko, the first of two only in fact, and this English-language film features 3 fairly well-known actors in the center of the story, two of them Australian too. I must say I did not (really) know Stapleton before seeing this one, but Cornish and Weaving are of course familiarr names/faces. It is the story of a couple who wants to buy some furniture on a yard sale, but they get far more than they expected. I think this was a pretty good watch, maybe a bit absurd, but not really in a bad way. The actors are good enough to turn the fine script into an interesting work overall. With this, Kotatko proves that his strengths do not only lie in the music department, but also he can do a pretty good job as the man in charge and especially for a rookie effort this was pretty impressive and on a level that many lauded filmmakers can only dream of. Quite a shame he did not want to make any other films in about a decade until pretty recently as I give this little drama definitely a thumbs-up. You don't even need to be a big fan of any of the cast members here to appreciate the outcome. Go check out this sensually tempting and convincing movie.
panos5552003
Realistic and unrealistic. Funny and serious. Spontaneous and planned. Plain and complicated. Bitter and sweet. Melancholic and cheerful. Passionate and apathetic. Shattering. Everything comes and everything goes.A departure, some alcohol, destruction, young love, adventure and curiosity, a different night, the awakening, continuation, and what if? A short film that has little to say and plenty to show.I have been looking for this short film for months. But as some wise people say, when you seek you do not observe, and when you do not observe you do not find. It was much easier than that. If you still are in search of it you can follow this link: https://vimeo.com/78323250
sylvain_chaureau
So many people seem to be searching for something they feel they don't have in their love relationship - maybe something that doesn't even exist. "Everything Goes" is a poem about the fantasies and realities of love.The delicate game of seduction and betrayal between Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish and Sullivan Stapleton was handled brilliantly. They all felt like fully developed characters, a real achievement when you consider this is a short film. This film was screened with Robert Lepage's feature "The Far Side of the Moon", and while I also enjoyed that film, "Everything Goes" left me with more to think on.This was by far the best short I saw at the Sydney Film Festival this year.
nikkiwhitelady
I saw this lovingly crafted short film at the Sydney Film Festival last week - and I've been thinking about it ever since.Based on a short story by American author Raymond Carver, "Everything Goes" is a hilarious, touching story of love and loss set amongst the bric-a-brac of a suburban yard sale. Hugo Weaving, Abbie Cornish and Sullivan Stapleton give memorable and beautifully nuanced performances. The audience I saw it with also loved the "performance" by Hugo's dog!A good companion film for this little gem would be Sofia Coppola's impressionistic romance "Lost in Translation".
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