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Australian Taxation Department and in turn the Australian taxpayer." The Sun-Herald also panned the movie writing "But to me Robbery, written by Brian Dale and produced and directed by Michael Thornhill, is more than just plain bad. It is also ugly, cynical, confusing and boring." The Age's Barbara Hooks was also negative "The cause of Australian television was set back 20 years last night with the screening of the telemovie 'Robbery' (Channel 10, 8.30). As drama goes, it wasn't just a dog; it was a robber's dog." Cinema Paper's Marcus Breen was more positive finishing "It has too much boyish fantasy, and not enough of the cut and thrust of reality that distinguished Australian television shows like Division 4, Homicide, Matlock Police and Scales of Justice. It is merely an exciting, patchy thriller."
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