Sucker is a 2015 Australian comedy film directed by Ben Chessell, starring John Luc, Timothy Spall and Lily Sullivan.
Cast John Luc as Lawrence Lily Sullivan as Sarah Timothy Spall as The Professor Jacek Koman as Riley Shaun Micallef as Harry Kat Stewart as Emma Lawrence Leung as The Real Lawrence Leung Thomas Vu as The Real Jeremy Fong Ferdinand Hoang as Leo Linda Schragger as Mai-Ling Adam Murphy as Principal Yang Li as Uncle Sam Louise Siversen as Val, Dodgy Bar Woman Eddie Baroo as Stu Jacinta Stapleton as Alice John Brumpton as Elmsley Syd Brisbane as Micky
Release The film premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 15 August 2015. It was released in Australia on 1 December 2015.
Reception Rochelle Siemienowicz of SBS called the film "likable, geeky and gently funny rather than hilarious".
Glen Falkenstein of FilmInk rated the film $9.00 out of $20.00 and wrote that the film "just can't decide what it wants to be; its enjoyable confidence machinations often playing second-fiddle to a less than interesting love story."
Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian rated the film 2 stars out of 5, writing that "Spall is the film’s greatest asset but Luc’s performance is a more harmonious fit tonally. Like the film, he is pleasant, unprepossessing and nothing to write home about."
The Hollywood Reporter called the film an "episodic, uneven affair".
See also Cinema of Australia
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