As seen in the Gold Coast Bulletin Newspaper.The "Force is With Aash Aaron" He stared in Neighbours and the Starter Wife with Debra Messing and directed his own feature films I.C.U and Vigilante. But if Gold Coast's Aash Aaron went to make a movie about his life he says it would be the next Star Wars saga. "It's the ultimate underdog movie" he laughs. "And its about a far away galaxy much like where I'm at in my head most of the time." Aaron also jokes that he would be played by actor Jason Statham, whose credits include The Bank Job and Snatch. (Yeah he wishes!!!) Aaron's new film I.C.U, a thriller about a sadistic voyeuristic killer stalking the city, was screened at Gold Coast's Film fantastic at Robina Event Cinemas last Friday. Before I.C.U and moving to Queensland Aaron was an actor in Melbourne 15 years ago playing small roles in TV shows. Academy, Time Trax, In Pursuit of Honour , and Pacific Drive. Now he's turned his attention to directing films.

Who cares if Aash Aaron's films are low budget? Who cares if ICU & Vigilante are only average films? They got out there didn't they? Both have been sold to worldwide distributors! And that is what makes a successful filmmaker wouldn't you say? Anyone can criticize, but few can actually put their guts on the line! Aash does, and sure his film's to date are only average on the scale, I'm sure like all artists he will get better per film? Was Divici brilliant the first painting he did? I doubt it.Well done Aash, keep at it! WMI am a member of the Gold Coast Film Support Group and proud to join them in their quest to promote local talent, even in their earliest stages.

I too saw this premier in Australia, and had been following its hype through the FB site of a friend of mine. Fortunately the film did meet its potential.Let me first say that all the younger and older performers and extras all did exceptionally well. I especially liked the adult actor, the father. I suspect the Director & Casting Agent is still happy at this choice. The ending was definitely a surprise, every actor amazed me.The uses of cityscapes was very cool. Later in the foyer between several movie goers we all commented on how much we enjoyed this film. I must say in closing how disappointing it is that I read such nasty reports pretending to be "honest appraisal of this movie on this site" they are not mysteriously disappearing. They are being removed by this sites owners and not a technical error and is not indicative of an unwillingness for those involved to accept criticism along with praise? I know this filmmaker and he is happy for those qualified to have their say, but not cowardly fake account set up loser who are so pitiful that they feel the need to make up nasty stories to defame this artist. Overall, this was an entertaining movie in which the script, directing, and choice of adult and teenage leads me to see only one thing. Talent.Whoever feels the need to bag this film or filmmaker you are wasting your time as there are more fans of this filmmaker who receive their newsletters and will be more than happy to tell it as it is rather than the fools who vote one out of ten then pretend that they are intelligently reviewing. You are not doing anything but wasting your time for we are many.It is a shame that someone who praises Ozzie Devrish who is in both ICU and Vigilante and The Dark Lurking and who is one of the directors good friends also feels the need to attack Ozzie's friend with such childish venom.

Me and a pal came across this movie while looking for some old style action flicks. And while it does provide some good action and fights, ultimately it's let down by the lead actors wooden performance.It's your standed revenge type flick that sees the hero's life "Luke" destroyed by 3 wannabe tough guys in a senseless violent act. This sets him on a path of self destruction and redemption that has been done before and a lot better too.The lead actress and actors performance where dull, lifeless and unbelievable. Only once did we ever believe him throughout the flick. We both found it hard to sympathize or care about the guy and could care less about his journey. I suspect this has to do with not only his acting but the direction and editing too.Where this flick really shines is in the supporting cast. The 3 tough wannabe crims were all fabulously brought to life and every time they came back on screen the atmosphere picked up.It was these guys that we both found interesting and wanted to watch. Funny, angry and a tad crazy the bad guy "Alex" was a stand out. We both related to him as he had issues with his father that i think most could follow. Though i really felt sorry for his 2 pals that had to follow him around.Over all the movie was a tad disjointed but watchable only for the bad guys and their hilarious attitudes. An average movie made better by these three stooges.MD