No. 49 (2019) Thunder Road. May 28th.

Film No 49 (2019) May 28th.  4:45 PM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

"Honey, Honey, I'm really not going to be good at this stuff". (Jim confesses to daughter Crystal that he's not going to be able to match her dexterity and speed when it comes to the hand game she instigates).

This award winning small, independent masterpiece deserves to be experienced by those film goers looking for a new cinematic challenge. To watch a good man, in this case, officer Jim Arnaud, disintegrate emotionally as the weight of life becomes overwhelming, is extremely uncomfortable and challenging. We meet Jim (Jim Cummings) as the camera, oh so slowly (12 minutes), draws to a close-up of a grieving son eulogising his recently deceased mother. And boy, does this eulogy take unpredictable twists, twists that set a pattern for the rest of Thunder Road (the title of Bruce Springsteen's song made reference to by Jim as being his mother's favourite song). Jim is a decorated cop, his marriage has failed and his access to his astute beyond her years daughter Crystal (Kendal Farr) is being threatened. As a cop Jim has control, in life he is losing grip. We hold great fears for Jim as each dialogue driven scene takes him closer to the edge. So what does happen as he approaches breaking point? I can't tell you that! All hail Jim Cummings, director, producer and star of Thunder Road. This small film packs a powerful punch. I suggest you also read the lyrics of Thunder Road soon after this cinema experience. Maybe that's the biggest insight we get into the mind of Officer Jim. Or maybe it's the brilliant hand-game scenes he plays out with daughter Crystal!  11GUMS.