The Australian Premiere of “How To Be” was held last Saturday night at University Hall, UTS, Sydney. We would love to thank the 400+ fans who helped make the evening a great success and it was a pleasure meeting some of you face to face on the night.
Sorry it has taken me 2 days to post this, but Rob’s performance was so entrancing that I completely forgot to do the post! I had heard that Rob’s portrayal of Art was very close to how he is in real life and after now having seen the film I am convinced that this must be true. Rob’s performance is flawless (although we all know what a talent he is!) and my expectations were definitely exceeded.
It was great to hear the audience laugh with Art and react to his pain at some of the awkward, depressing and painful moments. It would be hard for me to pick a favourite scene, but two of my favourites are Art’s attempts to play basketball during his volunteer work (because we’ve all heard about Rob’s non-existent athletic ability) and the pep-talk Art gives himself in the mirror before his performance of “Doin’ Fine”.
I could wax lyrical about Rob, but to be honest the entire cast helps make this film the success that it is. Not to mention the fantastic script by Oliver Irving. It is no wonder this film has won so many awards and each one is well deserved.
If you want to know more about “How To Be” then I recommend you visit their website www.howtobemovie.com. I’m not sure why this film is yet to be picked up by an Australian distributor, but don’t despair, it hopefully will be soon. In any event, we hear they are working on the DVD (including outtakes) so we will eventually be able to buy it.
Again, thanks everyone who came for making it a great night, but most importantly thank you to Cilla and Shanna without whom this event would never have happened.
! Even better than seeing the movie, and I did enjoy the movie very much!
! Truth is that I really love English, as a language, and try to do my best not to butcher it! Hahaha!