The Mule (2014)

The Australian film The Mule was well-received in its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. It is an entertaining, if not terribly memorable film, based on some version of supposedly true events from the 1980s. The kernel of truth appears to have been the case of a man arrested as a drug mule and retained in custody for an extended period of time during which he refused to defecate and thus expel the packets of heroin from inside his body. The comedic story that the writers concocted around these true events appears to be mostly fictional. The story moves along nicely and is told in an entertaining manner with a heavy dose of Aussie accents. The acting is reasonable with an expected level of grossness that this particular subject matter demands. The best part of the night, however, was when the writer and director appeared on stage after the film completely drunk and went off on ridiculous rants that ended with one-handed push-ups. Since they're Australians, I'm not sure that anyone was all that surprised.

Directors: Tony Mahony, Angus Sampson
Writers: Jaime Browne (story), Angus Sampson
Stars: Hugo Weaving, Angus Sampson, Leigh Whannell
Country: Australia
Language: English
Release Date: 21 November 2014
Also Known As: Το βαποράκι
Ratings: 6.5/10 from 399 users




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