Outlaws

Paddo is the Vice President of the Copperheads, a motorcycle gang. He has been running the gang while the President, Knuck, is in jail. Knuck is now out of jail and sets about re-asserting his authority, often in ruthless fashion. His treatment of Paddo's brother causes tensions between the two.

A film with heaps of potential. The background was interesting and the initial vibe reminded me of that superb Australian crime-drama Animal Kingdom. However, things quickly begin to unravel. Plot development is clumsy and characters are pretty badly drawn. Events seem to occur randomly and without explanation.

Making it all worse is the performances. Ryan Corr is okay as Paddo, as is Abbey Lee as Katrina, but just about every other actor/actress overacts. Worst of all is Josh McConville as Skink: cringingly bad and hammy in the extreme, the scenery is well and truly chewed by him.

No pun intended and you could also say Siblings of Anarchy, but of course in this case it is about brothers (in arms). The German title even going that route too and making it easy for people to associate it with Sons of Anarchy - very smart marketing wise.

Of course anything with biker gangs stands to be compared with the really amazing and succesful tv show. For those who haven't seen it, the movies might work a bit better. For those who have ... well they have seen in fights and other stuff in a broader and better fashion alltogether.

That being said and while this is rather male dominated, it has its standout females too. And they play a major role - like Abby Lee. As beautiful as ever, as dangerous as always. One may call her trouble - and one may not be too wrong. On the other hand, everyne has their motivation and moral anchor, so there is that. Which one will you attach yourself to?

As good as outlaw Mc gang movies get. good character development. I actually cared about the Characters. Knuck is a mean sob.

Outlaws is the most forgettable A24 films I've seen so far. The acting is good, but that's really the best I can say. This film drags horribly, there isn't really that much of a plot, and it's not engaging. The editing and the general flow is bothersome and it's really just a chore to get through. The screenplay is just all over the place, it doesn't have much of a focus, and it's not really cohesive. I rate Outlaws a 2/10.

It's like an Australian Sons of Anarchy, with the fun, wit and quality scriptwriting sucked out it and replaced with various dirty looking meatheads grunting at each other. Every character sticks to the stereotype and the ending is the predictable "crime doesn't pay", even though most of the movie is trying to present the opposite.