Australia makes the most sh*tty films which no one overseas watch and they think that their films are masterpieces. After watching Wolf Creek and Samson and Delilah, I have to disagree to that. Australia uses one side of the brain in each film and that is the reason for their long, long lines of failure. I might live in Australia but I am, thankfully, not one and I hate Aussie "Films. "Good day, mate" and "Wanna come over for a barbie" are what Australians use the most. Know wonder they are the second most obese nation in the world after Homer and America. Aussie directors make themselves look like a bunch of....weirdos. This was all true, and it still is , but when Danny Deckchair caught my eyes, I was impressed. I didn't know a single actor or actress that starred in the film but that didn't stop me from having fun. A few years back, Danny Deckchair was on T.V. and I caught a glimpse of the part where the chair with helium balloons lift of the ground. From that little glimpse of I was intrigued... and still am. At the start of the film it didn't look promising because the Aussie accent was being used. Not again! Australia has this Sesame Street-kind-of show called Play School and the actors from that shows star in this, and I was glad to know that there is at least one Aussie actor that I know. The transformation of Danny Morgan (Rhys Ifans) from someone who is a loser to someone that rocks a town alive, is great and really well-done. Rhys Ifans brings Danny Morgan to life and no one could have done it better. He provides enthusiasm for his role and his character Danny is really intriguing. Miranda Otto portrays Glenda Lake, a car ticket office who mainly keeps to herself and doesn't like going in crowds, and she seems really boring until Danny Morgan comes alive. She finds an interest in him and the rest begins from there. The story is enjoyable to watch and is also different from the gay movies out now, having flop written all over them. The story should, and will be, easy to understand but it doesn't seem possible....in a away. A new stranger walks into town and most of the town don't even bother to check his background but rather refer to him as a "Hottie". Trudy Dunphy is a deceiving, cheating, all about fame, b*tch who thinks that her husband, Danny Morgan, is a loser with no possible future and ends up having an affair with a news broadcaster. Justin Clarke is the perfect choice to play her and she id good to watch. Jeff Balsmeyer (never heard of him), the director of Danny Deckchair, had a few main ingredients missing out that made the movie sometimes feel dull but never slow. His third film is good but his previous two are probably in the sewers.
Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map, and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soulmate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy--now a tabloid celebrity--comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth. Saying farewell to Trudy, Danny makes a dynamic re-entry to the town of Clarence--determined to win Glenda back again and embrace his newfound zest for life.
Based on a true story, the tale of a cement truck driver named Danny, whose long awaited vacation is cancelled thanks to his scheming girlfriend, Trudy. Danny escapes his grim life in suburban Australia and blasts into the skies in a chair tied with helium balloons. A mighty thunderstorm blows him clean off the map, and spits him out far away over the lush green town of Clarence. In this new town, he rockets into the world of Glenda, the town's only parking cop. While the media back home becomes obsessed with the story of his disappearance, Danny gets to reinvent himself in this new town, and in his great adventure, he discovers a true soulmate in Glenda. Fate catches up with him eventually, as Danny's true identity is revealed and Trudy--now a tabloid celebrity--comes to the idyllic town to claim Danny and drag him back to Sydney. Danny, however, is a changed man; he's discovered what it means to be happy and has found a new self-worth. Saying farewell to Trudy, Danny makes a dynamic re-entry to the town of Clarence--determined to win Glenda back again and embrace his newfound zest for life.
