A warm and witty Australian comedy about mateship and growing up, Save Your Legs! will appeal to anyone looking for a dose of good, old-fashioned larrikin behaviour. You don’t need to know the difference between silly-mid on and short-leg to enjoy this story about cricketers on tour, but if you haven’t experienced the collective antics of team sports, some of the meaning might just go through to the keeper. Like any good film about a team, character design is critical and Brendan Cowell’s clever script brings the story together around an eclectic bunch of men-children, all reluctantly approaching the age where they can no longer avoid their responsibilities in the adult world. [click to continue…]
