Palm Beach is a 2019 Australian comedy drama film directed by Rachel Ward, and starring Sam Neill and Bryan Brown, the latter of whom also co-produced the film.
Plot A reunion party is being held at Palm Beach in Sydney by a group of lifelong friends.
Cast Frances Berry as Caitlin Bryan Brown as Frank Matilda Brown as Ella Richard E. Grant as Billy Aaron Jeffery as Doug Jacqueline McKenzie as Bridget Heather Mitchell as Eva Sam Neill as Leo Greta Scacchi as Charlotte Charlie Vickers as Dan Lisa Hensley as Lorna Claire van der Boom as Holly Renee Lim as Dr. Hall Felix Williamson as Taxi Driver
Response Box office Palm Beach grossed $3.2 million internationally, $3 million of this in Australia.
Critical reception On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 48% based on 29 reviews, with an average rating of 5.1/10.
Sandra Hall of The Sydney Morning Herald wrote, "Rachel Ward's Palm Beach is a seniors' edition of The Big Chill, transplanted to Sydney's northern beaches and populated with a cast of Australian favourites [...] A less likeable group of actors could easily have been upstaged by the conspicuous perfection of the setting and the décor. This bunch hold their own, but a sharper script would have made them shine even brighter." Louise Keller of Urban Cinefile called the film "a good-hearted get-together of old friends and family when resentments flair, flailing relationships are revealed and secrets demand to be heard. But it aches for some grit."
Soundtrack
The original soundtrack was released on 19 July 2019, by Universal Music Australia and peaked at number 37 on the ARIA Charts.
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