PUPPY
Puppy is an excellent debut. With its dark humor, intelligence, and an eye for style, this film could easily gain a cult audience ... and should.DVD VERDICT
'Director Kieran Galvin does fine work sustaining a mood of teasing ambiguity, favouring cool, Lynchian remove with his deliberate pacing, minimalist soundscapes and spartan settings. To his credit, we never know where the film is heading.'
Sunday Star Times
'An extremely bizarre and often very satisfying entry in the ever-expanding woman-in-jeopardy sweepstakes ... Without losing any of its ability to shock, Puppy also turns out to be quite funny. Genre enthusiasts will want to go out of their way to find it.' Movie City News
'A strange, brave, and black film ... a refreshing romantic drama.'
'Delightful and original. Its humour is such that it will cause the hidden, dark, nasty part of you to smile quietly.' Taieri Herald
Literally fusing "Misery" with "Black Snake Moan," the debut film from Aussie director Kieran Galvin -- is pretty raw and chilling stuff. Digigods
'Made on a tiny budget, this is a fine, engrossing feature debut for writer-director Kieran Galvin.'
'At turns creepy and undeniably charming, Puppy is a modern thriller with both a grindhouse set-up matched with genuine emotional involvement for its characters ... With standout performances, a lean compositional style courtesy of Galvin’s direction, and genuinely unexpected twists and turns, Puppy is a fun, involving piece of work that makes you root for two people to be together even though the honest money says they should probably kill each other.' Independent Film Quarterly
'A surprisingly affecting and thoughtful exploration of two somewhat lugubrious and lonely individuals trapped in unusual circumstances ... manages to be both disturbing and believable.' Exclaim
'A twisted take on the traditional love story: Think Misery with all the self-affirmation of Buffalo 66' Philadelphia City Paper
'Rejoices in its independent-ness by taking us on a wonderful journey. Efilmcritic
'Nadia Townsend, a virtually unknown actress, shines in a strange Australian film about a depressed young woman taken hostage. The audience soon wonders who is controlling whom.'
The Atlanta Journal
'Unique and fresh, with exceptional performances from first-time leading actors.' BIFF
