Unfortunately, we can't really give a you a summary for this film because we couldn't finish it. Hopefully Australia was more appealing when viewed in a theater. The movie began in a comical manner which seemed incongruous to the remainder of the movie we actually sat through, which was very serious. We understand that being a little nutty is a natural part of director Baz Luhrmann's aesthetic, but he can't change his mood like that mid-film or he loses the audience. The plot (or rather, what we had seen of the plot) asks viewers to take the action on screen seriously. But how can they be expected to do so when the film conditions the audience right off the bat to expect humor?
Anyway, we know the movie took place in Australia, had something to do about cattle droving, and that Hugh Jackman looks really buff. That's about all we can grab because so little information is given to the audience that we hardly knew what was going on at any given point of the film. Frankly, an hour and forty-five minutes into the movie, and we were so lost that we became disinterested. Not only do we wish we knew what was going on, but we also felt that we hardly got to know the characters. We know we gave up an hour before the end, but shouldn't we have already developed a connection to the characters by then? It didn't happen. As a matter of fact, we didn't feel connected to the movie. Period.
In the movie's defense (not that it deserves it), the visuals are stunning, but that's hard to screw up when you're filming in the wide-open, beautiful Outback. Acting is good, and so are Hugh's abs. Uhh, okay, that's about it. And Hugh's abs.
Sorry for blunt review, but frankly, be glad we forced ourselves to sit through the first half of the movie so that you didn't waste your time doing so. You're welcome.
Australia on DVD
Corey's Rating:
- Boring and uninteresting.
Marielle's Rating:
- It took half a Monster Lo-Carb to get me quasi-interested in this movie.
DVD Special Features:
- Two deleted scenes? That's it? Where's the director's commentary? Or anything else? We felt used.
agreed :]
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