Anyone wanting ammunition for either side of the two cities’ longtime argy-bargy will find plenty of zingers in this screen version of David Williamson’s play
The recent hullaballoo surrounding the New South Wales government’s lockout legislation and the effect it has had on reducing Sydney’s nightlife has put some energy back into one of Australia’s all-time greatest animosities: the city rivalry between Melbourne and Sydney.
Conversations around which is better than the other tend to involve Game of Thrones levels of acrimony, digressing into equivocations about the soul-enlivening benefits of harbourfront views (Sydney) or the virtues of getting sozzled inside wardrobe-sized bars hidden down smelly laneways (Melbourne).
