An ageing taxi driver has a painful terminal disease and on hearing of a doctor in the northern city of Darwin practising euthenasia he decides to make the long drive from his home town of Broken Hill to put an end to his suffering.
Michael Caton brings the right mix of gravitas and wry humour to the lead role and has strong support from Ningali Lawford and Mark Coles Smith but the casting of Jacki Weaver seems a rare mis-step in her recent career; she does not seem suited to the role of the doctor.
Whilst the subject matter of 'Last Cab to Darwin' is on the surface a depressing topic and the portrayal of Indigenous Australians at times borders on stereotype the film traverses some uplifting material.
★★★1/2
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