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Australia 1994
Directed by
Dean Murphy
95 minutes
Rated PG

Reviewed by
Bernard Hemingway
1 stars

Lex And Rory

An inauspicious first feature for Dean Murphy, this independently-funded teen romance of sorts is so devoid of both wit and style that one can only wonder that it was ever released at all. No doubt derived from the writer/director’s own experience it tells the story of a gauche (but incongruously good-looking) high school student (Angus Benfield) and his feeble attempts to win the girl of his dreams (Fiona MacGregor) with the help of his best mate (Paul Robertson). 

From the dire script to the lame acting, the pedestrian directing to the tinny pop music the film is at best television filler material and even then...

 

 

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