Australia (2008) 6/10

Starring : Nicole Kidman, Hugh Jackman
Director : Baz Luhrmann
Running Time : 166 mins

Set during the Second World War, a rich English aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley (Kidman) inherits a large cattle station in the northern territories of Australia when her husband is brutally murdered. When she is faced with a takeover bid from a large conglomerate who plan on stealing her cows, she is forced to join forces with a man by the name of Drover (Jackman) in an attempt to save the 2,000 plus head of cattle by taking them cross country.

I didn’t actually like this movie, it was far too convoluted for my liking, and the fact that the makers chose to change the original ending – which sounded better in my opinion – for a more Hollywood ending really got my goat. Visually it’s an impressive movie, and it’s nice that the lead roles didn’t go to actual Americans, but the length of the movie might deter many viewers.

You’ll like this if you liked : Pearl Harbour