Siam Sunset

Siam Sunset is a 1999 Australian comedy film directed by John Polson and starring Linus Roache and Danielle Cormack.

Plot
Perry (Linus Roache) is an English chemist working for a paint company and is depressed after losing his wife in a freak accident. As he tries to invent the new color Siam Sunset, he wins a prize, takes leave, and travels to Australia. Grace (Danielle Cormack), on the same tour bus, also has a troubled life. When they meet, the two begin a romance.

Cast

 * Linus Roache as Perry
 * Danielle Cormack as Grace
 * Victoria Hill as Maree
 * Peter Hosking
 * Ian Bliss as Martin
 * Roy Billing as Bill Leach

Release
Siam Sunset premiered at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival. It grossed $878,819 at the box office in Australia,.

Reception
Rotten Tomatoes reports that 67% of nine surveyed critics gave the film a positive review; the average rating is 6.1/10. David Stratton of Variety wrote that the film's concept is unoriginal, but it is a "merrily entertaining, frequently funny and occasionally violent" film that improves on the formula used by recent films.