>From an Australian living in Australia: It looks like a rabid version of the flag-wavers Chips Rafferty made in the 1940s.
Visually, it is very good so long as you do not mind a parade of film and cultural cliches. The plot is senseless and, although that does not matter if a story is well- told, this is not well-told. It's full of solemn joy, stereotypes that belong in bad newsreels, historically innaccurate racism aimed at making the film makers feel good, pointless nobility regarding the nature of nature, and product placement. The only thing more parched than the desert is Kidman's forehead. Even Jackman's warmth and talent cannot save this mess. Oh, and if toughened stockmen and others were to have danced they way they do in Darwin when it rains, they would not only have been run out of town, they would have been run out of town soaking wet as it rains well and often in that city. In short, I asked for my free ticket back, -C. ------------------------------------------------------------ This email was sent from Netspace Webmail: http://www.netspace.net.au _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
