A Little Bit Of Soul (1997)
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44% of users liked it
(68 ratings)
After his Oscar-winning performance in Shine, Geoffrey Rush returned to the screen in this Australian comedy as a power-crazed politician, federal treasurer Godfrey Usher. Scientist Richard Shorkinghorn (David Wenham) needs cash to continue his research into age reversal. Applying for a grant,… More After his Oscar-winning performance in Shine, Geoffrey Rush returned to the screen in this Australian comedy as a power-crazed politician, federal treasurer Godfrey Usher. Scientist Richard Shorkinghorn (David Wenham) needs cash to continue his research into age reversal. Applying for a grant, he's invited by philanthropic Grace Michael (Heather Mitchell) to her country estate, where he discovers his former lover and past assistant Kate Haslett (Francis O'Connor) has an identical project and grant request. Grace, they learn, is married to Godfrey Usher, given to frivolity and alcohol. Further, their weekend takes a devilish turn and really heats up after they discover that Grace and Godfrey are both Satanists. Some three years later, Usher is installed as the prime minister of Australia. Director Peter Duncan (Children of the Revolution) appears in a cameo as a defense attorney. ~ Bhob Stewart, Rovi
- Directed By
- Peter Duncan
- Written By
- Peter Duncan
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
R,
- In Theaters
- Aug 6, 1999 Wide
- Studio
- Phaedra Cinema
Critic Reviews
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Gregory Weinkauf, New Times
Faramir gets close-a-mir.
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Jaime N. Christley, Apollo Guide
Balances itself precariously between the ridiculous and the sublime.
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Dustin Putman, DustinPutman.com
A preposterous, asinine horror movie (also, in more ways than one) that is about as subtle as a freight train crashing into your house.
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Cast
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Geoffrey Rush
as Godfrey Usher
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David Wenham
as Richard Shorkinghorn
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Frances O'Connor
as Kate Haslett
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Heather Mitchell
as Grace Michael
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John Gaden
as Dr. Somerville
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Kerry Walker
as Eugenie Mason
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Jennifer Hagen
as Prosecution
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Peter Duncan
as Defense
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Roy Billing
as Judge
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Iris Shand
as Mrs. Crane
