| Movie | Rating | Review | Date | Your Rating | Match | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia - PG-13 |
I can say with absolute sincerity that Australia was everything I had hoped for. Thank goodness it was in Baz Luhrmann's capable hands and I cannot imagine another director who could have made us more proud. Australia deals with some very tender issues, particularly the "stolen generation" and later the bombing of Darwin during World War II. Baz has given the film an amazing sense of authenticity and it has been a long time since I have felt that to this extent in a film. For a 3 hour film, I never once felt time drag. Every moment demands your attention.
Assembling such a large Australian cast of stars and actors has not really been done like this before. Hugh Jackman and Nicole Kidman are certainly the major draw cards and my gosh do they deliver. I don't think Hugh Jackman has been so suited to a role, ever. He has been severely underrated for a long time but if anyone ever needed proof of his talents, here it is. Rough and rugged, striding about with authority, riding horseback and breaking in brumbies, he is always impressive to watch. Nicole Kidman is amazing moving smoothly from an English Aristocrat to a compassionate woman ready to fight for what she needs and who she loves. The intimate moments between her Lady Sarah and Hugh Jackman's "the Drover" are so beautifully shot. The most captivating peformance in Australia comes from Brandon Walters. He is so magnificent that it's hard to believe he has never acted prior to this film. He effectively carries the film with such sincerity and realism that all you can do is watch with sheer amazement. I don't believe it is possible to take your eyes off of him when he is on screen. This so, so beautiful, so talented young boy. The sweeping shots of the Australian landscape are absolutely breathtaking. The land really does look like that in the Australian outback. Wild, untamable but with a unique beauty about it. If you saw the film for nothing else but those moments, it would be worth it. Dramatic, romantic, humorous, emotional, captivating, breathtaking. There is a reason they call it "epic". |
November 29, 2008 | N/A | |||
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