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Griff The Invisible Trailer: Kick-Ass, But British Australian, Charming And With A Lot More Heart

By TK | Posted Under Trailers | Comments (21)

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I enjoyed Kick-Ass. It was fundamentally silly, kind of shallow, but still, fun. And of course, Chloe Moretz saved the damn thing.

On the surface, Griff The Invisible looks way too similar. A young loner who fights crime by night but never fits in, who meets his dream girl, etc., etc. Except that from the trailer, it lacks the comic ridiculousness of Kick-Ass, and is far more serious in tone with a way more well-developed — and interesting — romantic angle. It comes from first-time director Leon Ford (who also wrote the script), and stars Ryan Kwanten (Jason Stackhouse in “True Blood”) as the titular Griff and relative newcomer Maeve Dermody as Melody, the love interest.

It looks pretty intriguing. Check out the trailer:









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Comments

Wow. That looks rather charming. Color me interested.

Posted by: That French Guy at November 17, 2011 10:49 AM

Something something British something charming something.

Posted by: zeke the pig at November 17, 2011 10:53 AM

zeke the pig
Something something British Australian something charming something.

Posted by: cockroach at November 17, 2011 10:58 AM

I'd say this was more Spiderman than Kick Ass.

Kick Ass (and Super and Defendor and Special) subvert the superhero movie by basically having powerless yet violent vigilantes in the vein of batman, but played for laughs.

Griff might not be coming from an established franchise background, but it's about a real superhero. The twist is the more serious tone.

I like the romantic and personal edge. Serious doesn't have to mean gritty, it can mean real and raw. I'm impressed.

Posted by: brap at November 17, 2011 11:14 AM

I'm at work so I ain't actually watched the trailer. It was just the insta-connection between British and charming that got me. Most of us here are definitely not that.

Posted by: zeke the pig at November 17, 2011 11:35 AM

Sometimes, I read "Ryan Kwanten" and it sounds like a bad pronunciations of "Brian Cranston." Also, that may be my first time hearing his real accent (I think?), and although I wouldn't call the accents on True Blood good, his real one just doesn't sound quite real to me.

Posted by: coryo at November 17, 2011 11:41 AM

Hard to tell if this is actually a variant of Kick-Ass, but the cutey-patootey girlfriend has Emily Blunt's chin.

Ticket sold.

Posted by: Barry at November 17, 2011 11:54 AM

Those aren't British accents. Australian or New Zealandish maybe, but not British. Still, it looks good.

Posted by: BWeaves at November 17, 2011 12:24 PM

British, yes.

charming, yes.

adorkable, hell yes.

awkward, maybe.

better then Kick-Ass, It's British.

Way to go Brits. Hollywood should/could learn from your example why you all have the better stuff, and the americanizend stuff is not making it.

Posted by: Lord-ninja at November 17, 2011 1:48 PM

Gah! Australian! Can't you people tell the goddamn difference!?

Filmed in Sydney.

Also, nice to hear Ryan Kwanten's actual accent and a bunch of other normal Australian voices. That shit you hear from the barkeep on Terra Nova is real, but about as average as a Louisiana Creole accent is in the US.

Bloody Canadians...

Posted by: trib at November 17, 2011 1:48 PM

Definitely Australian seeing as not only are the actors and the accents Australian, but it is supported by the Australian Film Council. May want to fix that...

Posted by: Grover at November 17, 2011 1:50 PM

Fuckballs. It's totally Australian. My Australian family would be ashamed of me (more than they already are). Mea culpa, and fixed. For what it's worth, I was drinking.

Posted by: TK at November 17, 2011 1:51 PM

I resent the tone, trib. Canadians get to no love in these parts. We're blamed for most things even unruly behaviours of our southern neighbour.

What's not to like?!

Posted by: tallulahc at November 17, 2011 2:18 PM

As for the trailer, I'm down for Ryan shedding his True Blood character. He's showing some serious acting chops here.

Costume reminds me Captain America only yellow and black and without a shield.

Posted by: tallulahc at November 17, 2011 2:24 PM

I'm confused...

Is he an actual superhero? With what is apparently super strength? Or is he just imagining that part?

Posted by: DeistBrawler at November 17, 2011 5:27 PM

@tallulahc, actually I was likening the 'merkins here to Canadians. In much the same way as they subbed us Aussies with Brits.

In the words of a great Aussie boxer (Jeff Fenech), "I love youse all".

*hugs*

Posted by: trib at November 17, 2011 5:45 PM

DEFINITELY on my radar. May watch it this weekend.

...

What?

Posted by: Green Lantern at November 17, 2011 5:56 PM

i wanted this to be great (i'm australian, and we don't get enough time to shine cinematically), but it just felt like such a pale reflection of special ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4sZaoqLfBM

Posted by: nickleby at November 17, 2011 6:01 PM

Uhh, this came out way back in August. Been wondering why nobody reviewed it...

Posted by: Joe Joe The Flying Monkey at November 18, 2011 10:18 AM

So glad to hear some 'Jiba interest in this film! I was blown away by it when I saw it, and it holds up to a second viewing.

It's fucking charming, dudes. But not twee. It's just genuine and lovely.

Posted by: Saucin' at November 21, 2011 5:31 AM

Just a guess here, but I'm thinking that most of the superhero stuff is going on inside his head. The movie is more about the combination of him coming to grips with the world around him and the girl finding her way into his world. Looks like it'll be a really good movie.

Posted by: luckypetes at November 22, 2011 1:18 PM