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MoviesAustralia
Starring:
Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman, David Wenham, Jack Thompson, Bryan
B...
Review:
If looks were everything, director Baz Luhrmann's epic salute to
his native land would be the movie of the year. But, crikey, a
padded script bloated with subplots and shameless sentimentality
can wear you down. Nicole Kidman pushes way too hard (and the
strain shows) as Lady Sarah Ashley, a Brit snob who comes to
Australia in 1939 to catch her husband cheating and instead finds
him murdered. It's not long before she takes over his cattle ranch,
befriends a half-caste boy, Nullah (cutie Brandon Walters),
victimized by the government's racial policies against Aborigines,
and beds down with the Drover (a lively, sexy Hugh Jackman), the
cowboy who drives her cheeky bulls to market. There's also World
War II, the 1942 Japanese bombing of Darwin and umpteen choruses of
"Over the Rainbow," the...
Rating:
2 Stars
Published: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:44:41 GMT - Source: Rollingstone.Com - Read the articleSystemsComing Attractions: Australia
On November 26, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman bring Australia to theaters in the U.S. Directed by Baz Luhrmann (Strictly Ballroom, Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rouge!), Australia tells a sweeping story of war and romance set against the backdrop of the extraordinary Australian landscape.
Published: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:23:27 GMT - Source: Apple.Com - Read the articleNews}Australia debuts in rainy Sydney
Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman attend the premiere of their period epic Australia in a rain-soaked Sydney.
Published: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 11:05:26 GMT - Source: News.Bbc.Co.Uk - Read the article
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