BlackJack (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Peter Andrikidis

Writers:

Gary McCaffrie (written by)
Shaun Micallef (written by)

Release Date:

16 March 2003 (Australia)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Justice means more than punishing those who commit crimes. It means never giving up in the search for the truth...

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Colin Friels	...	Jack Kempson
Kate Beahan	...	Julie Egan
David Field	...	Inspector Terry Kavanagh
Victoria Longley	...	Therese Ricci
Russell Dykstra	...	Buchanan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Andrikidis	...	Taxi Driver
Yiani Andrikidis	...	Ashleigh Kirsten
Chris Argirousis	...	Humphries
Tony Barry	...	Joe Bueneroti
Matt Boesenberg	...	Shapiro
John Brumpton	...	Andy Margate
Tina Bursill	...	Carmen
Jason Clarke	...	Tony Seaton (1973)
Wahid Dona	...	Doctor
Kosta Doukas	...	Brian Kirsten (1973)
Gigi Edgley	...	Liz Kempson
Sarah Enright	...	Vicky
Grant Galea	...	Milburn
Julian Garner	...	Bueneroti (1973)
Louise Ginman	...	Helen Kirsten (1973)
Ron Graham	...	Brian Kirsten
Inge Hornstra	...	Carmen (1973)
Sam Isaacs	...	Jack Kempson (1973)
Melissa Jaffer	...	Helen Kirsten
Elizabeth Maywald	...	Serina
Mark Owen-Taylor	...	Tim
Taylor Owyns	...	Ms. Hotton (as Taylor Owynns)
Sari Sheehan	...	Mary Kempson
Anthony Simcoe	...	Allenby
Allan Vaughan	...	Ochre
Steve Vella	...	Ziersch
Doris Younane	...	Christine Ormond

Also Known As:

BlackJack: Murder Archive (UK) (new title)
C/f (Australia) (working title)

Runtime:

Australia:89 min

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Jigsaw Entertainment Pty. Ltd.

Movie Connections:

Followed by BlackJack: In the Money (2005) (TV)

Fast paced Australian maverick cop movie

I missed the start and the finish, but a generally enjoyed it. I got the impression that it was from an earlier era than 2003. It was atmospheric, but when you thought about it, the plot did not make a lot of sense. That is why I did not watch the finish, I thought the plot had just become a bit fantastic.

I am going to add a bit of padding. I saw it on British TV, late at night, at a time when people are not normally watching TV. I happened to watch it by chance. I found the cars, and the Australian people interesting to watch. Being a cop movie, there was an element of bad language which was quite interesting. Unlike 'Neighbours', most of the characters looked either unwell, or they were unpleasant. A bit like a British cop story. It had a gritty undercurrent of things going terribly wrong even though people were doing their best. The sort of 'human' emotion, ie tragedy, that you do not get in an American cop show.