Barracuda (1988 film)

Barracuda
Directed byPino Amenta
StarringDennis Miller
Andrew McFarlane
Shane Briant
Music byChris Neal
Country of originAustralia
Original languageEnglish
Production
CinematographyDavid Connell
Running time94 mins
Original release
NetworkSeven Network
Release1988 (1988)

Barracuda is a 1988 Australian TV film.[1]

Writing in the Age Jim Schembri called the names of the lead detectives as Abbottson and Costelli a "comic contrivance" and writes "The film is dogged by an awful soundtrack (you can always tell something sinister is happening because of the pulsing string section), leaden pacing (with plot you should have movement), some loose ends that stay that way (what was the deal with Abbottson's former partner?), and some limply staged action (the finale is real fizzer).[2] The Sydney Morning Herald's Alison Stewart says "Surprisingly, it's quite watchable, despite the vaguely clichéd plot, which weaves In corrupt assistant police commissioners, prominent Sydney businessmen, ritual Triad killings, brothels, bribes, greed and a whole assortment of shots of the Opera House."[3] Doug Anderson in the Sydney Morning Herald gave it a rating of "View At Own Risk!"[4] Rob Lowing's capsule review in the same paper gave it 2 1/2 stars noting "Plot lacks excitement but the cast is solid".[5]

Cast

References

  1. ^ Ed. Scott Murray, Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995, Oxford Uni Press, 1996 p12
  2. ^ Schembri, Jim (24 January 1991), "Half-cooked Barracuda", The Age
  3. ^ Stewart, Alison (21 January 1991), "Barracuda", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ Anderson, Doug (21 January 1991), "The week's movies", The Sydney Morning Herald
  5. ^ Lowing, Rob (31 July 1994), "Movies", The Sydney Morning Herald


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