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 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".