The read
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do. It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A private detective agrees to marry his best friend's mistress to keep her from being deported.
Ratings
IMDb6.1/10
Rotten Tomatoes46%
Metacritic34/100
Audiences rate it 27 points higher than critics do.
7 audience votes
Key crew
- Allanah ZitsermanWriter
- Stavros KazantzidisWriter
- Stavros KazantzidisDirector
- Mark RivettOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Hugo WeavingHarvey
- David WenhamEthan
- Natasha NovakKatia
- Rebecca FrithMiriam
- Sacha HorlerLiza
- Felicity PricePhaedra
- Helen DallimoreAlison
- Alan LovellMax Davenport
- Laurie FoellEve Davenport
- Todd WordenEve's Lover
- Brigid DixonJessica
- Peter BeaumontRobert
Themes
adulterysynagogueprivate investigatormail order bridetherapynovelistrunaway briderussian australianjewish australianinterrupting cow