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2015 Australian film
Ruben Guthrie
is a 2015 Australian
romantic
drama film
starring
Patrick Brammall
as the title character, with
Alex Dimitriades
and
Abbey Lee Kershaw
in supporting roles. The film was written and directed by
Brendan Cowell
, based on his play of the same name.
Plot summary
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Life is good for Ruben Guthrie (
Patrick Brammall
), who works as an advertisement executive and leads a lifestyle of a party boy and lives in a house on the water with his model fiancee. He's at the top of his game until Ruben lands at the bottom of his infinity pool from some drunken skylarking. Ruben's fiancee leaves him, but says she'll get back with him if he can go a year without drinking.
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Production
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The screenplay, written by
Brendan Cowell
, is based on his play of the same name.
Reception
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Ruben Guthrie
received mixed to positive reviews from critics, earning a 60% approval rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
, based on 10 reviews.
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Luke Buckmaster of "Guardian" called it "an initially archetypal trajectory (boy loses girl; boy goes on mission to get her back) becomes something curlier and less conventional."
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CJ Johnson of ABC Radio gave a positive review, saying it "sails breezily along with terrific dialogue, great performances and an extremely relatable story. It's excellent contemporary entertainment, the kind of character and situation-based comedy the French do so well but Australian cinema, not so much."
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Jim Schembri of 3AW gave a negative review, writing "It might be a case of something essential getting lost in the translation, but first-time director
Brendan Cowell
's adaptation of his play about an alcoholic advertising man on the road to redemption is a well-intentioned mess."
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