The thing is, due to the use of cheaper photographic equipment, the visual quality of the majority of the film was sub-par compared with US films.
Even Best In Show or Drop Dead Gorgeous, which incorporate similar hand-hend-amateurish styles of 'behind the scenes' mockumentary filming have better visual tone and clarity.
Being a film student for three years now, I noticed a lot of scenes that would have come up better just with more detail on lighting and framing. ie. when action is happening off camera for a number of seconds with the audio of that action playing prior to us seeing who is talking/moving etc.
The casting for this was very good but it was obvious a lot of the cast were picked for dancing skill first and acting second. It would be unfair if Australian movies such as this were ranked alongside the larger budget productions from the US as their budget encapsulates the work of far more people in postproduction effects, audio and editing and so we shouldn't be awarded 'pity marks'... rather, such films are vehicles for actors and film creators to accrue cred and acquire bigger budgets over time as creditors see them as a reliable source of getting returns on their investment.
As far as Australian comedies go, this was the best in a long while, but still could have had more bite in the writing, pace and polish.
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