Sucker (film)

Sucker
Directed by	Ben Chessell
Written by	Lawrence Leung Ben Chessell
Produced by	Jason Byrne Robyn Kershaw
Starring	John Luc Timothy Spall Lily Sullivan
Cinematography	Katie Milwright
Edited by	Rodrigo Balart
Music by	Paul Mac
Production companies	Guilty Content Robyn Kershaw Productions
Release dates	15 August 2015 (2015-08-15)(Melbourne International Film Festival) 1 December 2015 (2015-12-1)(Australia)
Running time	96 minutes
Country	Australia
Language	English

Sucker is a 2015 Australian comedy film directed by Ben Chessell, starring John Luc, Timothy Spall and Lily Sullivan.

Cast

• John Luc as Lawrence
• Lily Sullivan as Sarah
• Timothy Spall as The Professor
• Jacek Koman as Riley
• Shaun Micallef as Harry
• Kat Stewart as Emma
• Lawrence Leung as The Real Lawrence Leung
• Thomas Vu as The Real Jeremy Fong
• Ferdinand Hoang as Leo
• Linda Schragger as Mai-Ling
• Adam Murphy as Principal
• Yang Li as Uncle Sam
• Louise Siversen as Val, Dodgy Bar Woman
• Eddie Baroo as Stu
• Jacinta Stapleton as Alice
• John Brumpton as Elmsley

Release

The film premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 15 August 2015. ^[1] It was released in Australia on 1 December 2015. ^[2]

Reception

Rochelle Siemienowicz of SBS called the film "likable, geeky and gently funny rather than hilarious". ^[3]

Glen Falkenstein of FilmInk rated the film $9.00 out of $20.00 and wrote that the film "just can't decide what it wants to be; its enjoyable confidence machinations often playing second-fiddle to a less than interesting love story." ^[2]

Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian rated the film 2 stars out of 5, writing that "Spall is the film’s greatest asset but Luc’s performance is a more harmonious fit tonally. Like the film, he is pleasant, unprepossessing and nothing to write home about." ^[4]

The Hollywood Reporter called the film an "episodic, uneven affair". ^[5]

References

1. "ONE-MAN SHOW TO FEATURE FILM: SUCKER". Screen Australia . 29 July 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
2. Falkenstein, Glen. "Sucker". FilmInk . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
3. Siemienowicz, Rochelle (21 August 2015). "Sucker review: Lawrence Leung's lesson in truth telling". SBS . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
4. Buckmaster, Luke (3 December 2015). "Sucker review – Timothy Spall steals an Australian spin on The Sting". The Guardian . Retrieved 27 September 2023.
5. "'Sucker': Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . 24 November 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

External links

• Sucker at IMDb
• Sucker at Rotten Tomatoes