John Hargreaves plays the con-man Martin Stang and uses his well-known gifts of charm and chat to convincingly play the criminal. Along the way he uses a variety of people (played by some of our most famous actors): Wendy Hughes as his girlfriend who refuses to leave her job to go on the run with him, Kim Deacon as the one-night-stand who eventually dobs him in, Dennis Miller as the rector who tries to help him, believing he is blind, and Judy Davis, looking strange as the conservative rector's wife who falls in lust with him.
The film is not bad, but though it is apparently based on a true story, it seems odd that Martin managed to fool so many people. That said, the film is a bit flat, with thinly drawn characters and there are no attractive characters for the audience to relate to.
Of interest though are brief appearances by Geoffrey Rush and Colin Friels who both made their debuts in this film.
The film is not bad, but though it is apparently based on a true story, it seems odd that Martin managed to fool so many people. That said, the film is a bit flat, with thinly drawn characters and there are no attractive characters for the audience to relate to.
Of interest though are brief appearances by Geoffrey Rush and Colin Friels who both made their debuts in this film.