Never Tell Me Never (1998) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

David Elfick

Writers:

John Cundill (screenplay)
Janine Shepherd (book)

Genre:

Biography | Drama

Plot Keywords:

Based On Book

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Claudia Karvan	...	Janine Shepherd
Michael Caton	...	Max Shepherd
Diane Craig	...	Shirley Shepherd
John Howard	...	Uncle Darryl
Paul Bishop	...	Scott
Malcolm Kennard	...	Tim Blake
Robert Mammone	...	Dr Adrian Cohen
Joel Edgerton	...	Pab
Justine Clarke	...	Anna
Mouche Phillips	...	Meredith
Simon Cutter	...	Dr. Guildford
William Upjohn	...	ICU Registrar
Gosia Dobrowolska	...	Nurse Anne
Ursula Brooks	...	Nurse Jane
Robert Alexander	...	Dr John Stephen

Country:

Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Company:

Golden Square Pictures

Quotes:

Nancy: Make sure he keeps his skis on.

Never Tell Me Never is one of the best biographical films I've ever seen!

I'm not from Australia, and I admit that I don't know much about Janine Shepherd other than what I learned while watching the movie, but, in my opinion, Never Tell Me Never is one of the best biographical films I've ever seen. No cheesy, 60's-70's-style "this is a profound moment, people!" music; an understated, effective performance by Claudia Karvan as Janine; and, overall, a solid movie that gets to the point without getting bogged down in the details (if the writers had decided to put in every single moment of Janine's journey, they'd still be filming!). Yes, other people who were involved in Janine's story weren't totally fleshed out, but the movie was about Janine, not everybody else and, again, there's only so much attention that can be paid by an audience before they fall asleep! I enjoyed Never Tell Me Never so much, I've watched it virtually every time it's been on TV!