Bad Eggs (2003)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Thanks for the memories!

A different way of telling a story

This is a gorgeous movie made by a gorgeous spirit.

Comparisons to other Australian comedies are inevitable, so I'm not going to bother trying.It's not the funniest film of all time, but it's a great laid back Australian film with a few really good laughs. In my opinion, the biggest strength of Bad Eggs, and indeed Crackerjack which came before it, is that the characters (the good guys at least) are very likeable; you want them to come through in the end. That was the big failing with "Welcome to Woop Woop" - you just wanted that movie to end.The reason the film hasn't registered as a huge hit is because it switches from a surreal comedy to a thriller about forty minutes in. Mick Molloy and Bob Franklin begin the movie a bumbling duo, and then it very quickly gets serious.The performances for me were offhand and great - the characters are really a bunch of real Australians just arsing around and having some fun. If you couldn't get into this movie, I suggest you watch it again, and let yourself enjoy it. There's no shame in enjoying a couple of laughs.3 and a half stars

[Minor spoilers!!]I have much respect for Tony Martin, Mick Molloy and Bob Franklin. Tony Martin and Bob Franklin especially so, being, in my opinion, two of the funniest men alive. However, I thought that Bad Eggs was terrible. It had several gags that were extremely funny (Australia's Most Wanted and the 4 colour pen come to mind immediately). But on the whole the movie was not funny and the plot wasn't interesting or clever.Don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't "understand" this brand of comedy. Bob Franklin's work on Jimeon, Tony Martin's on the Late Show, and even Mick Molloy's "The Mick Molloy Show" were all Australian television moments that I thoroughly enjoyed. Bad Eggs contained only glimpses of this humor and I didn't care for the plot. I guess I was expecting it to be a whole lot funnier than it actually was. I felt this movie didn't carry enough humour to be a comedy, nor was it successful as a crime/thriller/drama. It did neither well, falling somewhere in the middle . . . . mediocrity.Cmon guys. You should have done much better than that! I was expecting Tony Martin's writing combined with Bob and Mick as the main characters to produce something much better.

For the intended movie goers of Bad Eggs....Be forewarned. It's a movie with highly course language used in it. The "F" word was used so many times that you become almost immune to it. But it does make you squirm a bit,... not for the faint hearted.

While it doesn't quite match the best of Australian comedy, Bad Eggs is a fantastic second movie from Mick Molloy. The story here is complete and well thought out, a rarity for comedies like this.Mick Molloy, Judith Lucy and Bob Franklin all played superb roles, never slipping out of character while their individual comic genius kept us laughing. Special mention must go to Alan Brough for his part as Northey, he owns the screen every time he's on and some of the best laughs are his alone.All up a great addition to Australian comedy, and another success for an aussie comics transfer to the big screen. Well done Molloy. 8/10.