Sucker (film)

Sucker is a 2015 Australian comedy film directed by Ben Chessell, starring John Luc, Timothy Spall and Lily Sullivan.

Cast

 * John Luc as Lawrence
 * Timothy Spall as Sarah
 * Lily Sullivan as The Professor
 * Jacek Koman as Riley
 * Shaun Micallef as Harry
 * Kat Stewart as Emma
 * Lawrence Leung as The Real Lawrence Leung
 * Thomas Vu as The Real Jeremy Fong
 * Ferdinand Hoang as Leo
 * Linda Schragger as Mai-Ling
 * Adam Murphy as Principal
 * Yang Li as Uncle Sam
 * Louise Siversen as Val, Dodgy Bar Woman
 * Eddie Baroo as Stu
 * Jacinta Stapleton as Alice
 * John Brumpton as Elmsley

Release
The film premiered at the Melbourne International Film Festival on 15 August 2015. It was released in Australia on 1 December 2015.

Reception
Rochelle Siemienowicz of SBS called the film "likable, geeky and gently funny rather than hilarious".

Glen Falkenstein of FilmInk rated the film $9.00 out of $20.00 and wrote that the film "just can't decide what it wants to be; its enjoyable confidence machinations often playing second-fiddle to a less than interesting love story."

Luke Buckmaster of The Guardian rated the film 2 stars out of 5, writing that "Spall is the film’s greatest asset but Luc’s performance is a more harmonious fit tonally. Like the film, he is pleasant, unprepossessing and nothing to write home about."

The Hollywood Reporter called the film an "episodic, uneven affair".