Any Questions for Ben? (2012)
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59% of critics liked it
(17 reviews) -
68% want to see it
(225 ratings)
For 27-year-old Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his old school to join several other ex-students including Alex and Jim in talking about their personal achievements, something goes wrong. Ben is… More For 27-year-old Ben, life couldn't be better. A well paid job, friends, parties, girls and nothing to tie him down. But when he is invited back to his old school to join several other ex-students including Alex and Jim in talking about their personal achievements, something goes wrong. Ben is the only speaker not to be asked a question by the school kids. This triggers a year of soulsearching and looking for answers in all the wrong places. From his best friend Andy whose solution is that they both take another holiday, to his mentor Sam who loans him a sports car in the belief that there's nothing like excessive speed to resolve emotional turmoil. Not even Ben's father or friends Nick and Em can offer much in the way of meaningful guidance. Of course, it's not easy seeking enlightenment in nightclubs, or on the ski fields of New Zealand, and when you start dating a Russian tennis star things can get really complicated. As the poster boy for a generation desperate to tick every box, Ben begins to suspect that the meaning of life may well reside in the things he's already doing - and a girl he used to know.
- Directed By
- Rob Stich, Rob Sitch
- Written By
- Santo Cilauro, Tom Gleisner, Rob Stich, Rob Sitch
- Genres
- Art House & International, Comedy
Critic Reviews
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Blake Howard, 2UE That Movie Show
The Working Dog writing group's collaboration feels so organic. This is searching, vulnerable, dramatic, comedy.
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Cameron Williams, The Popcorn Junkie
It's a film made for the 1% who question their sweet life while sitting on a gold plated toilet.
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Tim Martain, The Mercury
While the film does have its flaws story-wise, the killer dialogue with its uniquely Australian style of wit makes it a true joy to watch.
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Julie Rigg, MovieTime, ABC Radio National
Any Questions for Ben? is watchable enough. But it could have been so much more.
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Peter Galvin, sbs.com.au
It's full of the kind of fake insights and sanctimonious crap to be found in magazine self-help columns. Pity, because that's a real fun killer.
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