A Sting in the Tale

1989
1h 36m

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Diane Lane is a young woman who is elected to federal parliament, and quickly learns of the conniving ambition of many of her colleagues, including her boyfriend who is already a parliamenta... Read allDiane Lane is a young woman who is elected to federal parliament, and quickly learns of the conniving ambition of many of her colleagues, including her boyfriend who is already a parliamentary minister in the government. Diane succeeds.Diane Lane is a young woman who is elected to federal parliament, and quickly learns of the conniving ambition of many of her colleagues, including her boyfriend who is already a parliamentary minister in the government. Diane succeeds.

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5/10

Telemovie stuff

I have to agree with the other review here (from 10 years ago).

This is quite a passable political comedy-drama, but unfortunately looks more like a television show of the era, done on a limited budget, with limited amounts available for costumes, sets, outdoor scenes etc.

That said, the story of an honest young woman who outwits all the scheming, sexist, patronising men around her, is reasonably well told and makes sense.

Diane Craig is convincing as Diane Lane who runs rings around all the male bastards she encounters. The men around her are mostly self-serving, ambitious and dishonest, from her cheating boyfriend (Gary Day), to the media baron (called Roger Monroe but obviously meant to represent Rupert Murdoch) (Ted Hodgeman), to the almost comically incompetent Prime Minister (Don Barker).

It's entertaining enough, and quite interesting from a historical point of view to consider the issues that were important back in the 1980s.