Ben Chessell and Lawrence Leung’s hit and miss con-man movie betrays its standup roots,but Spall enjoys himself opposite YouTube star John LucSucker is a cutesy Australian spin on the travelling shyster or scammer film The Sting down under – crossed with a fluffy road movie. A sweet-natured screenplay, written by the director, and Ben Chessell,and Lawrence Leung, pegs a coming-of-age fable to the familiar pairing of an impressionable apprentice and a leery, or seen-it-all-before mentor.
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Source: theguardian.com