I saw Boronia Boys last year at a screening where the lead actors made a guest appearance, and have been thinking about this little diamond of a film ever since. I am glad to hear that it's about to get a theatrical release. The majority of Australian films seem to be fixated on the feel of the movie rather than the development and back-story of the characters. For the first time in years I actually cared about the characters in an Australian film. In Boronia Boys We have two foul mouthed thirty plus men Kane and Darren, who steal from peoples rubbish only to resell the goods to fund a trip overseas. We have their girlfriends Deb and Caz, both who obviously have eating disorders of opposite extremes yet this is not the pivotal point of their story, And we have Kane's Mum, a gruff lady stuck in a wheelchair who's only form of escapism is hiring and watching dvds from her local block buster. Veteran actress Elespth Ballantyne appears in this role almost as the matriarch of Boronia and proves that she can play a meaty role efficiently after years playing the do-gooder officer in Prisoner. In the roles of the Boronia Boys are Cameron Nugent and Tim Burns who seem to born to play these characters. They are a double act and I am sure Nugent and Burns will have quite a big career ahead of them after this movie. Yes the film is plagued with Australian nuances, yes the film has the contrived plot lines, yes the film has perfect comedic timing, but what Boronia Boys also has that many other Australian films lack and that's, that is has soul. This is a film that will only warm your heart and make you laugh, but one that just about everybody will relate to.
