Jack Irish is a man getting his life back together again. A former criminal lawyer whose world imploded, he now spends his days as a part-time investigator, debt collector, apprentice cabinet maker, punter and sometime lover - the complete man really. Jack is an expert in finding those who don't want to be found - dead or alive. He helps out his mates while avoiding the past. That is until the past finds him.
Acting
Pearce's haunted eyes say everything the script doesn't
Cinematography
Melbourne's grey suburbs as character, not backdrop
Writing
Dialogue that actually sounds like Australians talking
Director
Jeffrey Walker
Guy Pearce
Jack Irish
Marta Dusseldorp
Linda Hillier
Aaron Pedersen
Cam Delray
Roy Billing
Harry Strang
Damien Richardson
Drew Greer
Shane Jacobson
Barry Tregear
Vadim Glowna
Charlie Taub
Colin Friels
Garth Bruce
Steve Bisley
Kevin Pixley
Emma Booth
Isabel Irish
Terry Norris
Eric Tanner
John Flaus
Wilbur
Ron Falk
Norm
Damien Garvey
Stan
Drew Tingwell
Ronald Bishop
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Based on Peter Temple's novel; Temple's criminally underappreciated in Australia, much like Jack himself.
The 'footy tipping' scenes are peak Australian bloke culture—gambling as social ritual and emotional avoidance in one.
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