The Hard Word
The film tells a story of three brothers who are convicted of crime and are in prison. Dale is leader of team, he and his brothers are hungry to come out of prison so they team up with their lawyer to have a special deal.
15 April 1952, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
10 March 1972, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
29 November 1972, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
6 November 1966, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
19 January 1973, Australia
23 June 1974, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
1972
5 November 1933, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
18 December 1968, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
September 06, 2003
Every heist movie trope is trotted out and given an Australian accent.
August 09, 2003
The film seems unsure what it wants to be about, only that it wants to be edgy while it's doing it.
August 01, 2003
This Aussie thriller is all about characters -- interesting characters, and several of them could hold a movie on their own.
April 16, 2004
A nearly unrecognizable Guy Pearce gives a solid performance in an otherwise forgettable film
July 17, 2003
Just when you think you've got it all figured out, there's another disorienting jolt.
January 01, 2009
Undemanding derivative caper film.
July 08, 2003
'Amiable' is an odd way to describe a crime drama that contains wall-spattering amounts of bloodshed, but it fits The Hard Word.
July 31, 2003
The movie-jaded will dismiss The Hard Word as just another slick heist flick with a band of burglar buddies. Too bad for their cynical souls. They'll be missing a grand (theft) time.
September 16, 2003
You always get the feeling here that Roberts never actually knows where he's going with it.
July 25, 2003
Roberts stuffs the film with clever twists that keep us one step behind the plot, which is where you want to be in a heist picture.
July 08, 2003
A Tarantino-esque mishmash of tough crime cliches spit out in Aussie accents.
July 31, 2003
It is at most a middling effort.
