Product Details

• Actors: Anthony LaPaglia, Hugo Weaving, Barry Otto, Bill Hunter, Gosia Dobrowolska
• Directors: John Dingwall
• Producers: The Custodian
• Format: Import, PAL
• Language: English
• Region: All Regions
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: Unrated
• Studio: Nomad
• Run Time: 105 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000AV62FQ
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #529,061 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Australia released, PAL/Region 0 DVD: it WILL NOT play on standard US DVD player. You need multi-region PAL/NTSC DVD player to view it in USA/Canada: LANGUAGES: English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 ), SPECIAL FEATURES: Biographies, Interactive Menu, Scene Access, Trailer(s), SYNOPSIS: Det. Quinlan has left his alcoholic wife, sprouting a bloom of insecurity, anger and self-motivation within him to expose the corrupt police force that surrounds him. He abondons his 'straight' life to partner in crime with his co-worker, Det. Church, in order to get on the inside of the circle of double-agents. He sides privately with a reporter, Reynolds, and an Internal Affairs lawyer, Ferguson, to expose them to the press. Once they have gathered enough information, all the corrupt police, including the newly recruited Quinlan are arrested. Ferguson then works to get Quinlan a reduced sentence for helping them.
SCREENED/AWARDED AT: Australian Film Institute, ...The Custodian

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent writing, superb plot, phenomenal acting, October 10, 2004

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Kimberly Chapman (Austin, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Custodian [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This movie is about a good cop forced to undergo severe hardship in order to do what he knows is right. The dialogue is very natural and excellently performed. The plot is intriguing all the way through. LaPaglia, Weaving, Otto, and the other actors were fantastic. As a die-hard LaPaglia fan, I couldn't be more pleased!

If you're looking for a solid cop story with a touch of heart (but nothing soppy), I highly recommend this film.

The only downside to this movie is it occasionally has slightly cheesy music and a few other hints that it was produced on the cheap. Still, if this is the kind of gem that can come out of inexpensive production, what excuse is left for big studios to turn out so much crap? This movie shows that good writing and acting are the most important parts of any film. See it!

3.0 out of 5 stars Internal View, March 3, 2008

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Michael Kerjman - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Custodian [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.0 Import - Australia ] (DVD)

Why The Custodian to watch?

It is a rare gleam of an Australian reality, of which lacquer has been taken off by depicting a virtue of policing in Sydney, Australia, well dissolved, according to a movie, in bribery, illegality, sex and all a "mateship" (more known outside Australia term for "mafia") presents.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars the custodian, September 6, 2010

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Nanci D. Wilt - See all my reviews

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