PALM BEACH

2019 | DIR. RACHEL WARD | STARRING: BRYAN BROWN, SAM NEILL, RICHARD E GRANT, HEATHER MITCHELL, GRETA SCACCHI, CLAIRE VAN DER BOOM | REVIEW BY GLENN COCHRANE.

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I have two admissions to make: I have been in love with Greta Scacchi since I can remember and I have an aversion to reunion themed films. But with a bit of luck, those two conflicting factors should keep my unfurling thoughts on Palm Beach on track to a constructive outcome…
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Palm Beach tells the story of life-long friends who reunite for the birthday of Frank (Bryan Brown), a retired music executive who managed a one-hit-wonder band in the ‘80s. The band was called The Pacific Sideburns and it brought him immeasurable wealth. The band’s founding members, Leo (Sam Neill) and Billy (Richard E. Grant), return with their families to reminisce and wax lyrical over the course of three days, and as their weekend unfolds past issues are raised, tensions mount and the group finds itself at the mercy of an incredibly contrived and shamelessly predictable story.

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