''Spin Out'' is a 2016 Australian

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film directed by

Tim Ferguson Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson is an Australian comedian, film director, screenwriter, author and screenwriting teacher. Early life and education Timothy Dorcen Langbene Ferguson grew up in Singapore, and later on a rural property near t ...

and

Marc Gracie Marc Gracie is an Australian writer, producer and director of films and television, best known for his work in the comedy field. In 2009 he won the 2009 Melbourne Underground Film Festival Best Director award for The Tumbler. He directed the or ...

and starring

Xavier Samuel Xavier Samuel (born 10 December 1983) is an Australian film and theatre actor. He has appeared in leading roles in the feature films '' Adore'', ''September'', ''Further We Search'', ''Newcastle'', '' The Loved Ones'', ''Frankenstein'', ''A Fe ...

and

Morgan Griffin Morgan Griffin (born 4 June 1992) is an Australian actress. Her career began in the children's series ''The Sleepover Club'' playing the lead role of Charlie. Other notable roles include Heidi in ''September'' (2007), Alice in ''Nim's Island'' ( ...

Plot synopsis

Billy (

) and Lucy (

) grew up together in a small town in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

, where they form one of the town's most formidable

ute Ute or UTE may refer to: * Ute (band), an Australian jazz group * Ute (given name) * ''Ute'' (sponge), a sponge genus * Ute (vehicle), an Australian and New Zealand term for certain utility vehicles * Ute, Iowa, a city in Monona County along ...

driving teams. Lucy declares she is moving to the city after Billy makes a risky car stunt, sending him into a spin. Amid the mayhem of the town's annual

Bachelor and Spinster Ball Bachelor and Spinsters Balls (B&S) events are hosted regularly in rural Australia, known locally as "''B & S Balls''" or simply "''B&S's''". They are staged for young (18 years and over) spinsters and bachelors and traditionally the couples dre ...

, Billy only has one night to reveal his true feelings to his best friend or lose her forever.

Cast

as Billy *

as Lucy *

Lincoln Lewis Lincoln Clay Lewis (born 24 October 1987) is an Australian actor. He is best known for his roles in the movie ''Tomorrow, When the War Began'' and in the television series ''Home and Away'' and ''Slide''. Early life Lewis was born in Brisbane, Qu ...

as Nic *

Melissa Bergland Melissa Bergland is an Australian actress best known for her role as Jenny Gross in the Seven Network drama ''Winners & Losers''. Early life Bergland was born in Adelaide and she attended Pembroke School. Her father died of cancer when she wa ...

as Mary *

Christie Whelan Browne Christine "Christie" Whelan Browne (born 6 August 1982) is an Australian performer who has worked extensively in musical theatre as an actress, dancer and singer. She has also appeared on television shows and in films. In March 2012, she marri ...

as Sacha *Lisa Kowalski as Shazza *

Eddie Baroo Eddie Baroo (born 25 September 1968) is an Australian actor, screenwriter, singer and guitarist. He is the lead singer and frontman of the band Stodgewood. His notable films are '' Red Hill'' (2010), ''Crawlspace A crawl space is an unoccupie ...

as Hammerhead Carney *Travis Jeffery as Sparrow McGee *PiaGrace Moon as Taylah *Mark Nicholson as Tubby *

Tessa James Tessa James (born 17 April 1991) is an Australian actress. She made her acting debut as Anne Baxter (Neighbours), Anne Baxter in soap opera ''Neighbours'' in 2006. James played the role of Nicole Franklin in ''Home and Away'' from 2008 until 201 ...

as Kimba *Brendan Bacon as JJ *Thomas Blackburne as Rooter *Dorje Swallow as Podge *

Aileen Huynh Aileen is a feminine given name. Its common used in Ireland. It comes from the Turkish name Aylin, which means "Halo of the moon". Notable people with the name include: * Aileen Adams (born 1923), British consultant anaesthetist *Aileen Allen (1 ...

as Merline

Reception

Reviews for the film had mostly been negative. The film holds a 13% rotten rating on review aggregator

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, with an average score of 3.7/10. Leigh Paatsch of the ''

Herald Sun The ''Herald Sun'' is a conservative daily tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia, published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Corp Australia, itself a subsidiary of the Murdoch owned News Corp. The ''Herald S ...

'' gave the film a rating of 1 and said "How did this ever get made? And when will it ever end?" Jake Wilson of ''

The Sydney Morning Herald ''The Sydney Morning Herald'' (''SMH'') is a daily compact newspaper published in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, and owned by Nine. Founded in 1831 as the ''Sydney Herald'', the ''Herald'' is the oldest continuously published newspaper ...

'' gave it 2 stars and described it as "the glamorised version of rural Australia we're used to seeing on commercial TV." He stated that Samuel's character was the opposite to how he's made out in the film, as a "good-looking captain" instead of a rugged outdoor type he is described as.

References

External links

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