Transfusion

I really tried with this movie. But the slow boring pace it just isn't it. I mean come on we are 36 minutes into the movie and we have one action scene??!! And the script is nothing to write home about in this movie. It had me screaming in my head CAN WE AT THIS TRY HERE🤣

I mean give credit to the cast for trying to carry a script that literally says have you gone to sleep yet directly in your face. If you go based on the trailer for this movie you will surely be disappointed. No directions, no action and certainly no purpose to have made this film. I honestly wish I could get that 36 minutes back and rewrite the script.

This falls into the class of 'people story' and these do need to be done at a certain pace. Dad Sam having lost his wife in tragic circumstances is now attempting to raise his son while dealing with the trauma. A former Special Ops mate factors in and things get messy. This is not a fast paced action movie, and it's refreshing that it isn't as the story wouldn't work properly if it was. However, there is a lot happening and it certainly kept our interest. Relationship between Dad and son is great to watch. If you love a good people story and like relationship tales, then this is a good watch and we really enjoyed it.

So the special forces get to have flashlights strapped to their rifles, so they can have a big bullseye on their chest. To cheap for night vision or just ignorant? . Then the guy shows his son how to not sharpen a knife- backwards. Whats with the writers , ignorant or just don't care? Acting just ok . Turned the movie half way through. Gave myself enough time to know it was going to be a waste of my movie time. If you're going to have to spend an hour and 45 minutes watching a movie - drama, action, thriller, at least they could start out with something kind of believable. I got a bad taste in the first 5 minutes and never got rid of it!

Here I am thinking, good movies are still being made, as opposed to Hollywood blockbuster money makers, and Australian good movies at that (i.e., the dry, danger close, snow town etc.) and then I come back and read the comments "where's the action?" - are you daft!!?? Wtf?? Clearly there's a disconnect between good movies and what to expect... but poor reviews (sub-5), really? And this movie isn't without its flaws, but it resonated with me, really liked it, I've no doubt it might be received poorly, but keep it up movie makers. There is an audience who appreciates good story telling. Loved it, thanks.

While a slow movie to start (very typically of Aussie movies), the plot developed showing the impact of war service and other life tragedies.

The acting was excellent showing the various reactions to these life tragedies.

Sam Worthington gave an excellent performance of the impact of war, the loss of his wife and battling to save the relationship with his son (both actors were also brilliant).

Unfortunately the background music nearly made us stop watching. Why the music in the first place and why so loud? Often the actors could not be understood.

We would have given the movie a higher rating if the editors had eliminated or reduced the music volume.