A Man's Gotta Do is a 2004 Australian film from Australian director, Chris Kennedy. The film stars John Howard.

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Plot

In A Man's Gotta Do, Eddy (John Howard), lives with his wife, Yvonne (Rebecca Frith), and their daughter, Chantelle (Alyssa McClelland), in a new suburb in the Illawarra part, south of Sydney. Eddy is a fisherman by day, but by night he works as a standover man, literally a toe-cutter. Dominic, (Gyton Grantley), is his new offsider. Chantelle is upset because her fiancé, Rudi, a Russian air conditioning specialist, has disappeared. Did her Dad have something to do with it? The frustrated Yvonne begins flirting with Paul, the plumber, (Rohan Nichol). Eddy encourages Dominic to read his daughter's diary thinking that's the way to get a better understanding of her needs.

Reception

The film received Mixed reviews. Australian TV show At the Movies gave it three and a half stars. On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 41 out of 100, based on 9 critics, indicating "Mixed or Average" reviews. The Village voice giving it 30/100.

Awards

The film wasn't nominated for many awards but did win the only award it was nominated for, a Golden Zenith for the Best film from Oceania at the Montreal World Film Festival.