Had no idea going in except the few bits of trailers I saw. Was expecting an epic thriller with a solid story line - instead... you get all the old stock, trite Australian perceptions.
I thought this was a comedy 10 minutes in! Maybe it was. I couldn't bear to see the last half. I was ready to tie a cinder block around my neck and jump in the billabong......
- sage old Aboriginal grandfather who can listen to the birds sing and tell you when the second coming of Christ will be.
- the painfully cute, half breed boy that can outsmart NASA scientists. - the knock-down, drag-out Aussie bar brawls where everyone emerges 24 hours later as good as new without a scratch after getting smacked 10 times with a cricket bat and beer bottles.
- the jalopy that can carry 10 tons of supplies across 500 miles of blazing desolation without a backfire.
- the old lush that spews pearls of wisdom after falling off every bar stool he sits on.
- the proper English royal dame that can out-ride, out-fight, out-last any grizzled outback veteran.
- the kangaroos that appear out of nowhere in what looks like the middle of the Sahara Desert, and get shot for a delicious high-protein dinner.
- and of course, the chatter about stealing half-breed babies to make them more refined.
I thought this was a comedy 10 minutes in! Maybe it was. I couldn't bear to see the last half. I was ready to tie a cinder block around my neck and jump in the billabong......