Movie review – “Dust Off the Wings” (1997) **

A decent enough subject matter for the film – the troubles of being faithful to the one partner in the la-la land of Bondi – has a fair structure – a 24 period incorporating a buck’s party and hen’s night. But it’s not very good. There was no real excuse for a film made in a suburb populated by actors to have non-actors playing the bulk of the important roles; Ward Stevens in particular is a debit. (Kate Cebrano is the best of the non-professionals; she's a bit awkward but is better than the two leads.) The film also really needed to see the bride’s point of view to make an impact, and even out some of all that misogyny. I've got to say though - bits of it linger in the memory for a long time, and not in a bad way.