The Flip Side
Directed byMarion Pilowsky
Written byMarion Pilowsky
Lee Sellars
Produced bySue Murray
Marion Pilowsky
David Willing
StarringEddie Izzard
Emily Taheny
CinematographySteve Arnold
Edited byDenise Haratzis
Music byLuis Almau
Running time
91 minutes
CountryAustralia
LanguageEnglish

The Flip Side is a 2018 Australian romantic comedy film starring Eddie Izzard, Emily Taheny, Vanessa Guide and Luke McKenzie.[1]

Plot

Cast

Reception

Rotten Tomatoes lists 5 critics with 1 assessed as fresh and 4 as rotten. It gave the film a score of 20%.[2]

Carmen Paddock of One Room With A View gave it 3 out of 5 concluding "There is nothing unduly special about The Flip Side, a fairly standard rom-com that balances out the genre’s worst elements with charming performances and a surprisingly strong third act. It is a pleasant, perfectly entertaining two hours, though it may not stick long in the memory afterwards."[3] Paul Byrnes of the Canberra Times writes "There is some humour here, but barely enough to sustain the journey. Pilowsky tries hard to create a thoughtful comedy about grown-up dilemmas that will resonate with women - but the script isn't strong enough to carry the weight."[4] The Australian's Stephen Romei gave it 2.5 stars and writes "There is also some emotional depth, some asking of important questions, particularly in the scenes between Izzard and Taheny. But stretching this out to movie-length, which means adding some silly, unnecessary scenes such as a visit to a bowling alley, weaken­s the web."[5] Herald Sun's Leigh Paatsch gave it 1.5 stars calling it "a broken Australian rom-com where the rom just never happens", adding "As for the com, it keeps entering and leaving the room like a drunk who has lost some keys. It doesn’t stick around for long, but you do notice when it’s there."[6] Graeme Tuckett on Stuff gave it 1 star stating it is "a film so bland, pointless and incompetently assembled as to almost defy belief."[7]

References

  1. ↑ Shearer, Geoff (2 September 2018), "Eddie's best leg forward", Sunday Mail
  2. ↑ "The Flip Side". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 16 November 2023.
  3. ↑ Paddock, Carmen (27 June 2019), "The Flip Side - Edinburgh Fil Festival 2019 review", One Room With A View
  4. ↑ Byrnes, Paul (30 August 2018), "More message than mirth in this 'comedy'", the Canberra Times
  5. ↑ Romei, Stephen (1 September 2018), "Thriller goes the distance", The Australian
  6. ↑ Paatsch, Leigh (30 August 2018), "Little to love or laugh at", Herald Sun
  7. ↑ Tuckett, Graeme (6 September 2018), "The Flip Side: A bland, pointless tale that boasts sub-soap opera plotting", Stuff
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