Tetrady not as good as all the hype

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.

Grimossfer Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

Fiverine Tin God is an interesting indie film which benefits from mostly strong performances, especially from Whitney Duff as the enigmatic Sasha. It is somewhat hampered by a shoestring budget and less than ideal shooting location (it was filmed in a regional town), but if you can look past these elements it tells an interesting story about a handful of angst-filled young adults. Anyone who was melancholy in their early 20s will likely find something to relate to in these characters. Director Jake Reedy shows some promise and raw talent in his shot selection and generally does his best to conceal the tiny budget and quiet location and maintain the atmosphere. To his credit, the film possesses a strong noirish tone, with flawed characters coming into conflict during their grimy lives.

skull_age I cannot believe that this movie, Tin God, for under 10 thousand dollars, I have read that it was between 3 to 5 thousand ,is as good as it is and made it all the way to Cannes and onto shelves across Australia. What an achievement! I live in Toowoomba and remember a few years ago when this was being filmed, I saw these guys shooting at Wyalla Plaza in the rain and wondered what was going on. Who knew a few years later I'd be watching it!I love seeing indie Australian movies and this is as good as any American indie film. It's dark, funny, shocking and real. There's a few boring bits at the start but that's okay, It really gets going and starts to pull you into to the ****ed up life these characters lead. The Acting is really good and the actor that plays Ethan is really amazing. He really goes full psycho in some scenes and you wonder if he's gonna lose it. And when he does, he really loses it. And the actress that plays Sasha was really good too, I had a crush on her by the end of the movie and the scene where she loses it at the end when Ethan walks away was really sad and raw. Another standout moment was where Jesse tells Sasha about the kid he nearly beat to death in high school. It was a really good acting scene from Jesse and really sucked me in and made me feel sorry for his character, cause up until then you think he's kind of a jerk.I think Tin God is great because it really inspired me to do my own movies. Jake Reedy was really smart the way he made this because he did some cool stuff with his camera work and got really good actors to make the film. Lots of times the acting in indie movies is pretty bad, but in Tin God it's really good. The writing was excellent too, the way the actors all spoke like real people. To make this for under 5 thousand dollars, He is a really smart and talented film director and really deserves his success. I really hope to see the actors in other movies soon, because they are really talented.I really hope more people watch this movie, especially Toowoomba people because this was made in our town and it really deserves to be seen. Greg

karlabosworth "Tin God" is a good, solid independent film. When you look at the budget, it's a great film. I was lucky enough to see a screener recently, and I can honestly say this recalls all the great indie drama/thrillers from the last 15 years. Films like 'The Doom Generation", "Best Laid Plans", even a smattering of the early works of Kevin Smith and Edward Burns are here - Check out the 'date' scene between Ethan & Sasha and tell me that's not something at home in 'Chasing Amy' or 'Brothers McMullen'. This film takes all of those elements and gives them a distinct, dark edge all of it's own. The dialogue is razor sharp and witty, though delivered with varying degrees of success, the direction is ambitious and stylish despite the infinitesimal budget and the 3 leads are beautifully real. Kudos on the casting, because these actors look and sound like real, living, breathing people, not the beautifully airbrushed stereotypes we get in so many films. The cast of this film are that dirty kind of sexy; you'd expect to find them hanging out in a smokey bar, listening to loud, crunchy grunge rock while the sexy, twisted montage from the start of this film plays. And on that subject; what a great, stylistic way to start the film: Like a twisted late night rage video, sexy girls, blood, and bizarre imagery, giving us a view into the madness that lurks under Ethans skin. The Cast; Whitney Duff is amazing on screen,making Sasha both heartbreakingly fragile and sweetly innocent. Tana Smith is explosive as Ethan, filling the character with an explosive simmering rage and self loathing, bringing out all the darker emotions of a man who's desperate to find a connection and some solace. Benjamin James Doolan brings a sense of gravitas and wry humor to a character who, had he not been cast correctly, would have truly let the film down. When you consider this was a first time film for most of these actors, it really is a testament to the writing, direction and talent of this cast that this film is as watchable as it is. The Script; Rachael McMeeking and Jake Reedy have crafted a brutally honest look at an emotionally damaged trio who have no choice to self destruct. The dialogue and story have a sense of longing that is missing in similar films, that, despite the tiny budget, Reedy has managed to capture on film with expert precision. The dialogue was the main attraction, because these characters talk like real people. No words are wasted, No melodrama or exposition forced into the characters mouths. Everything unfolds. Australian film needs more from these writers. The few issues with "Tin God" are evidently budget and experience related: certain scenes early in the film feel a little pointless and don't progress the film; certainly good character moments but overall drag, While the 3 leads are exceptional, other characters could have benefited from stronger casting, and Reedy's ambition and style would certainly be helped with a far more sizable budget, but over all, as a first film, this is an indie gem, recalling the feel of all the great independent films i once sought out on the video shelves of the 1990's. I really do hope to see the cast, writers and the director take us on another journey, because i truly think they will only give us better films. "Tin God" is an amazing start for them all.

goldyshooter Here's the spoiler. Jake Reedy can't make a good movie. Tin God is full of nothing but characters you hate who are all sookey grunge stereotypes, gratuitous nudity and 'super cool' dialogue. The cast are good, but it's hard to do anything good with such lousy material. I've seen others say that this is some sort of ode to the emotional difficulty of being Twenty whatever, all it seems to me is that the director, if you could call him that, has taken out all his ex girlfriend issues and dumped them on film and expected us to care. The pointless nude scenes are not daring, they're just pointless excuses to get the actresses to flash some flesh for the directors benefit and little else. I hated the writing. Why are we watching an Australian movie where no one speaks Australian? These people all talk like some stupid American movie. What genre is this? it's not a drama, it's not action, it's not thriller. It's just the directors jouernal put on film. I've read stuff about this on it's facebook page and honestly, talk about thinking your film is better than it is. How this got DVD release i don't know. Save your money and go get a good Aussie action or horror instead. Crush this tin and throw it in the recycle bin.