#Cut snake sparra and pommie series#

Their future: what future? Can a psychopath have a future that doesn't involve a grizzily death or perpetual incarceration?Īlas, the predictability element is there from the very beginning.and, the ending has a head-on collision with melodrama - just a little too noir-ish to tick the satisfied box. Their backstory is revealed fleetingly - through flashbacks, blink (literally) and you'll miss them. But.melts in the presence of his paramour.

#Cut snake sparra and pommie series#

The 1974 setting and a series of robberies, chases and dust-ups take us into the realm of 1970s Australian cop shows. The love triangle takes us into the realm of melodrama. To be fair, though, if the filmmakers had focused on exploring and elaborating upon the psychology of the two main characters rather than prioritising the love story and pulpy. Paula (Jessica De Gouw) and Sparra (Alex Russell) have their plans rudely interrupted by the arrival of a blast from his past in the form of Pommie. What does come as a surprise: the hunk is a sensitive, brawling, bipolar psychopath.who is not adverse to flattening a man's head with his foot. Agree about the Sparra twist (ending up more dangerous, in a sense, than the combustible Pommie), but didn’t think Alex Russell or the script did justice to the idea. It’s a lot more disturbinglike the scene. Cut Snake isn’t as bloody as Carrie, but I find it a lot more violent, explains Russell. Merv has never mentioned Pommie and doesn’t seem too eager to see him, but he doesn’t turn him away.

So, bearing this in mind, Cut Snake's big revelation is not exactly a surprise - head-nodding and thought sos reverberate. Pommie (Sullivan Stapleton) claims to be an old friend of Merv’s, whom he calls Sparra. Merv, however, is not hanging out for a reunion. His deepest ambition is to live the suburban dream. This Australian thriller is set in the mid 70's. Pommie (Sullivan Stapleton) and Sparra (Alex Russell) in a scene from Cut Snake. Before long a dangerous chemistry begins to take effect between them and things start to get out of control. This 'play' is either a symptom of the situation or it's a clearcut preference. A man called Pommie is released from prison and hooks up with an ex-con friend called Sparra who has settled down with a wife in a life away from crime. Anyone with half a brain n in prison 'play' with men in prison. Written by Blake Ayshford, Cut Snake takes place on the outskirts of Melbourne during the early 1970s, centring on Sparra (Alex Russell) and Paula (Jessica de Gouw), a young couple whose life together is thrown into disarray with the unexpected arrival of Pommie (Stapleton).