I’ve never watched an hour long special of “Neighbours”, but I can imagine what one would be like now I’ve watched Friends, Foes and Fireworks. I also thought I’d never hear a worse British accent than Shia LeBeouf’s in Nymphomaniac, but he’s been defeated by Daniel Hill who has the most Australian sounding Manchester accent I’ve ever heard. 

Sarah Jayne and Ivan Malekin’s awkward drama follows four friends and Manchester dude as they celebrate New Year’s Eve, Melbourne style. Fiona (Lara Deam) is hosting and appears to be suffering from anxiety about something (I never found out what this was). As the guests arrive, a lot of dialogue that seems improved ensues.They all seem to be in the acting business and struggling with work.

One of them, Lucinda (Whitney Duff) has just returned from the UK where, apparently, acting work is WAY easier to get (?). She has returned with a boob job and a new beau, Taron the Manchaustralian. Something has gone on between her and Summer (Asleen Mauthoor) before she left for the UK, and acting coach Sofia (Genya Mik) is finding it difficult to tell Lucinda (Zoe Cross) that her acting is utter rubbish… “Neighbours, everybody needs good neighbours…” (I wish the film’s soundtrack was as catchy as this). 

I appreciate this film was done on a budget, however watching this film kept me in a constant state of awkwardness. Between the stunted dialogue, boring characters, long shots of black between scenes and Taron, I was relieved when the climatic fireworks display ousted out everyone’s truths, because I knew it was nearly the end of this painful watch The few positives I got from this film were that a) New Years Eve in Melbourne looks warm and friendly, and b) The opening sequence animation was really good. 

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