Any Questions for Ben? (2012)

People are voting emotionally.

Highly Overrated But Still Good

I was totally surprised at how great this film.You could feel your paranoia rise as the film went on and as you gradually learned the details of the real situation.

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

When i start watching this movie, i didn't think i was going to like it, but it turn out to be well cast and the script was good for most of the movie.i thought Josh Lawson was great as Ben, along with his low attention span mate Andy and flatmate Nick. Lachy Hulme as Sam was great and gave some great one liners and tied everything together.This is a good Saturday night movie to kick back to, about a guy who has cruzed threw life, going from job to job, changing apartments every eight months, and has the glamorous lifestyle but feels incomplete.When an old classmate, Alex shows up, Ben is drawn to her, but his bad habit of not doing things catches up with him. Will Ben get the girl of his dreams or has she slipped away?

I'm a discerning movie watcher and it's very seldom I'll laugh out loud at a movie. In fact I generally tend to avoid comedies, too contrived, so little depth.But this one really tickled my funny bone. I absolutely LOVED the humour, so much of it understated and easy to miss if you lost concentration. By the end of the movie I was splitting my sides over the bonus bits during the credits.This movie also made me proud to be an Aussie. The locations were sophisticated and avoided the clichés. The dialogue was zany and the humour off-beat.Yes, the actors looked a little older, but I was star-struck by Rachael Taylor. Why haven't I seen her before? What an extraordinary talent.I thought the movie was really well written by four comedy writers who clearly had a lot of fun in the process. I thought the acting was exemplary and the casting was nothing short of genius.I've been so disappointed to hear it didn't make zillions at the box office, I'd have figured this as the perfect date-movie. Like many long- time classics, perhaps it will enjoy a long and prosperous future after a mediocre initial reception. Hopefully more people like me will unexpectedly discover it and tell their friends.

What can I say, my girlfriend and I were keen to see this when it was first promoted, as the marketing was of course excellent. I should state for the record, Im not a fan of Australian Movies, the last one I saw was Red Dog, and I found it for the most part, boring and woefully over acted. Questions for Ben improves ever so slightly on the overacting, but only because a couple of the actors were surprisingly good. David James was BRILLIANT.... I've never noticed him before in previous showings, but he was believable, and played his part perfectly, excellent actor who deserves more work on this performance.I was also pleasantly surprised by Rachel Taylors performance. I felt she was excellent and believable in her character, and didn't over Act, something I feel Australian actors are renowned for.I was pleasantly surprised by her abilities, I did like her in Red Dog , but I loved her performance in this, she seems to have learnt a lot between gigs and i cant help but wonder if her American experiences have assisted her in the improvement? I walked away thinking she carried the film, and although the script was a bit all over the place, when she was on the screen, she carried her scenes.I couldn't stand the fast pace conversations/banter/one liners in the first part of the film, I felt it was a poor attempt at covering up bad acting or screenplay by the director. At one point, the cameras seemed to swap so often I was worried id get dizzy.The Directors/Producers do deserve credit for the choice of locations and the use of the camera in the flyovers and general long shots made melbourne look stunning. Maybe they should be paid to do a Tourism Commercial for Melbourne!!!!! I really wanted this to be good, and expected it to be so, as it was a Working Dog project.... Id be lying if I didn't say it was disappointing, id have been furious if Id paid A$36 to see it at the cinema.

I tend to agree with most of the positive things that have been said about this film but wish to add that the true genius of this production is the casting by Jane Kennedy.Not one poor or corny performance in the whole film. It is wonderful to know and see just how many really good actors there are in this country.The excellent performances from the main leads and all of supporting roles make this a joy from start to finish.Ben's parents, Sam, Andy, The airport staff etc etc - fantastic! Well done all but please take a special bow Jane!