I wanted so desperately to like this for so many reasons but all it ends up being is a steaming pile of soporific notions and teenage clichés that drags on for three hours and twelve minutes.
The New Zealand filmmaker, 46, was a renowned party animal on the social circuit in Hollywood, who rose to fame after making feature films Boy and Hunt for the Wilderpeople.
Go NZ: Dargaville to Palmy North finding real New Zealand
23 Dec, 2020 05:32 PM
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NZ Herald
By: Ewan McDonald
John Cleese didn t look on the bright side of life in Palmerston North; Mick Jagger got no satisfaction from Invercargill. Both missed the point about travelling around Aotearoa: you ll find real New Zealand outside the main centres.
Thinking about school or summer holiday destinations? These might not be on your radar. If you haven t seen them, you don t know what you ve missed. If you have, maybe it s time for another look.
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Dargaville, and the Wairoa River. Photo / Supplied