Castle

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Singleton</B></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="486"><div> <I><B>Take It Straight To the Pool Room</B></I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="533" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Michael Caton: Darryl</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Anne Tenney: Sal     </div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Tiriel Mora: Dennis     </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Anthony Simcoe: Steve</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Sophie Lee: Tracey</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> Director: Rob Sitch</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <div> <B>30 Second Bottom Line</B>: A family's home is threatened by an airport expansion and they fight the system so they can continue to live on the edge of an airport runway. Our home is our castle. </div> <bR> <div> <B>Story Line:</B> Darryl (Michael Caton) is a tow truck driver who is devoted to his family and home. He is a ham bone type guy, always making jokes, and seeing the glass as half full rather than half empty. Darryl compliments all of the dishes his wife makes, even the not so special ones. Rather than being sarcastic, he truly appreciates the love with which she cares for the family. On days when gifts are given, if it's something really special, "it goes straight to the pool room"; which means it's put on display, in brand new condition, in the family room. It's sort of  the family's own special museum. </div> <bR> <div> This family is not without it's challenges. One son is in jail for a felony, and they don't know how to get him on the right path. Another son, Steve (Anthony Simcoe), is always looking for something to make a bid on in the newspaper…the idea is to get a good deal even if you don't need it. The daughter, Tracey (Sophie Lee), is about to get married and Dad is <I>very</I> proud of her because she graduated from beauty school.</div> <bR> <div> Overall, things are in control until the government notifies Darryl that his land will be taken for an airport expansion. The person making the offer can't understand why he doesn't want to move from the edge of an airport runway, if a decent price is offered for his home. That's the core of the film; it's Darryl's castle, so his price is in a different stratosphere than the standard indicators for real estate evaluations, such as noise, power lines, etc. </div> <bR> <div> Darryl goes to court to make the first appeal, and things don't go quite as expected. He then hires a lawyer, Sal (Tiriel Mora), who has no real estate experience, and lost the case that landed their son in jail.</div> <div> <B>Tell Me More About It</B>: <I>The Castle </I>is humorous in the vein of <I>The Full Monty, </I>but even funnier. The softer Australian accent seems easier to understand than some British imports. </div> <bR> <div> It's wonderful to see a family where each person is cutting their own path, going in different directions, but still functioning together when the chips are down. The courtroom scenes are hilarious, as they show that while the law is supposed to be based on fairness and common sense, decisions made by clearly defined rules, can have humorous consequences, which are not necessarily funny.</div> <bR> <div>  Darryl meets a constitutional lawyer (Charles Tingwell) who has the potential to save the day. As Darryl is a never give up kind of guy, somehow you know that whatever the resolution of the government's desire to take his house, he will find a way to win. It's great to be a good guy, but we all need to understand the purpose of the institutions around us and how they work. We should be able to dance to the tune at times, and fiddle our own occasionally. </div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="592" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="588"><div> R (language)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="588"><div> George O. 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