What the duck?

Tonight I went to a premiere in Leicester Square. Sounds very glamorous? Well, I thought so too, so I glammed up wearing a cute cocktail dress and makeup to be all ready for the red carpet. Well as it turned out, this movie was so premiere it was pre-premiere and I am sad to say it was so bad it should not have been pre-premiere, but pre-production and pre-funding. 

I am a great supporter of Australian and New Zealand television and film but this production left me hanging my head in shame and shocked that such a script could ever attract funding or the two high quality actors that I adore, respect and love to watch on screen: Brian Brown and Rhys Darby.

There are so many amazing scripts, with amazing producers and top quality actors lining up to produce top quality Australian and New Zealand film, if only they had the funding, that I am just in shock that this movie, called Love Birds, should attract any money except from animal rights charities. What person could possibility, in their right mind, read this script and think: this will make a great movie?

Ok. So with my rant finished – actually it is not - what is this film about? A duck – yes a duck??? and other than that, it follows the traditional romantic story line. But pretty much all I can say, it is a story about a duck??? And, as a great fan of Peter Rabbit and many things fury that I am - I still find myself questioning; a duck?  

I am a huge fan of Rhys Darby - fabulous in Yes Man (opposite Jim Carrey) and, of course, Flight of the Concords – and a highlight in this otherwise – what the duck? film.  I hope it is just a product of the recession that Rhys and Brian Brown should associate themselves with this film – you are so much better than this. Rant, or should I say, duck over.