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Yes it does feel like a bit of a PR-exercise for the Aussie team post sandpaper-gate but THE TEST still achieves something yet unseen in Cricket - it humanises the mechanics of the sport much like Masterchef humanised the mechanics of cooking.
It shows us vulnerable men. Thread/
It shows us vulnerable men. Thread/
There's a bit of manipulation in its grain when it frames Steve Smith's batting prowess against the booing he got for his unethical conduct. The way the team & the documentary celebrate his centuries as some sort of redemption is like completely (deliberately?) missing the point.
He was banned from Cricket not for batting skills but for ball tampering so how can making centuries on return be redemption? The only redemption would be his long term ethical conduct but then that's not drama. And still, the film takes us where no Cricket fan has been before.
Alright folks, We’ve got booze, we’ve got snacks, I’ve dragooned Mrs. Dr. NerdLove into this. Let’s get this bullshit on the road.
It’s time for... The Test.
It’s time for... The Test.
Interesting note: I briefly looked for a (ahem) alternate source for this movie.
There weren’t any.
Nobody wants to pirate it.
Let that sink in for a second.
There weren’t any.
Nobody wants to pirate it.
Let that sink in for a second.
The movie launches with the credits for the main actors and... well, a sunset on the beach. That’s really about it.
I guess we’re going for that Michael Mann “fuck openings, we’re diving right in” school from Miami Vice.
I guess we’re going for that Michael Mann “fuck openings, we’re diving right in” school from Miami Vice.
