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Somersault

2004

Cate Shortland

Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson ...

6.4

388

Drama "Somersault" is the story of a young girl's sensory journey through which she learns the true meaning of love, family and friendship. Living with her mother, sixteen year old Heidi (heart-wrenchingly played by Abbie Cornish in a breakthrough role) looks to short-lived sexual encounters for the physical and emotional contact she craves. Fleeing Canberra for Jindabyne, she meets Joe (Sam Worthington), the son of a wealthy local farmer ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Philip French The Guardian	"The performances are uniformly good in an unilluminating way and the film is presumably intended as an antidote to the false bonhomie of life in 'Neighbours's Ramsey Street."	POS
United States	Ed Gonzalez Slant	"An exercise in film-school pretense, 'Somersault' prettifies the ugliness of a girl’s sexual experience after she leaves her mother’s nest (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Nev Pierce BBC	"Absorbing and brave filmmaking, 'Somersault' will throw you (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United Kingdom	William Thomas Empire	"While there’s no denying that 'Somersault' is different and visually impressive enough to make an impact, it’s also so wrapped up in its own theory and imagery that it ends up as cold as the ski resort in which it is set (…) Rating: ★★★ (out of 5)"	NEU
United Kingdom	Time Out	"Shortland successfully transfers Heidi’s instability and inquisitiveness to the cold landscape around her"	POS

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