Romper Stomper
The film follows a group of skinheads. Nazi skinheads in Melbourne put their rivals who struggle them on local Vietnamese, who are seemed to threaten racial purity.
17 September 1943, USA
17 May 1969, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
31 October 1956, Australia
18 September 1929, Australia
19 April 1975, Australia
1969, Australia
4 February 1951, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
January 13, 2004
The film [has] a raw, sometimes discomfiting immediacy... The cast attacks their roles with matching intensity.
June 12, 2002
I like to think of it as a fury-filled documentary on how hate is not just an American preoccupation. Remember, this is the way things are -- deal with it.
January 09, 2002
Brutal but powerful.
December 06, 2005
Given his formidable presence and equal talent, it was only a matter of time before New Zealand-born, Australian-raised Russell Crowe made the mainstream American breakthrough he enjoyed with Gladiator.
January 01, 2000
It's merely another violent art house picture, slumming modishly in the world of psycho-personalities, and exhibiting only occasional flashes of originality.
March 16, 2007
Crowe first shows his star quality
May 04, 2010
Crowe is powerful and terrifying, and the erotic chemistry between Pollock and McKenzie is no less intense and enriched by strong performances by both.
June 24, 2006
The cheap 'message' of the ending fails to salvage a film that at best is well-meant but misguided, at worst, flashy and garbled.
March 13, 2005
Romper Stomper is a convincing depiction of subculture, and one that dares to present these figures as real, troubled individuals rather than stereotypes.
January 01, 2000
Exploits the frustration, anger and violence of a despicable subculture while excusing the glorification of its hate aesthetic as necessary "reporting."
May 04, 2010
For all the dynamism and drive, the film walks a fine line between exposure and outright exploitation -- wherein lies much of its appeal.
June 09, 2008
Romper Stomper is A Clockwork Orange without the intellect.
