So much weirdness on the screen here. For some reason I was expecting a horror.
Here's what makes it weird:
1. An American truck driver in the Australian outback. How did he get there? Was there some truck driver exchange program in the 70s?
2. Jamie Lee Curtis, also clearly American, apparently the daughter of a diplomat. Surely it's a big coincidence they're both American? How come they don't talk about it? And why does she have such a limited role in this movie?
3. The protagonist has a dog that everyone including him mistakes for a dingo. It's clearly just a red heeler, and NOT a dingo. He seems to be otherwise well informed. How come none of the other characters tell him?
4. Most of the movie is just this truck driver talking to himself. Yes, probably 66% of the entire movie is set in the cabin, with the driver talking to himself. It's like a soliloquy movie. He mostly talks in daydreams, idle thoughts and creative riffs.
5. The music is incredibly off target. Harmonica, middle of the road, easy going stuff. The sort of music that simply doesn't exist in Australia. The theme is repeated often and it always, every single time, feels weird against the Australian scenery.
Here's what makes it weird:
1. An American truck driver in the Australian outback. How did he get there? Was there some truck driver exchange program in the 70s?
2. Jamie Lee Curtis, also clearly American, apparently the daughter of a diplomat. Surely it's a big coincidence they're both American? How come they don't talk about it? And why does she have such a limited role in this movie?
3. The protagonist has a dog that everyone including him mistakes for a dingo. It's clearly just a red heeler, and NOT a dingo. He seems to be otherwise well informed. How come none of the other characters tell him?
4. Most of the movie is just this truck driver talking to himself. Yes, probably 66% of the entire movie is set in the cabin, with the driver talking to himself. It's like a soliloquy movie. He mostly talks in daydreams, idle thoughts and creative riffs.
5. The music is incredibly off target. Harmonica, middle of the road, easy going stuff. The sort of music that simply doesn't exist in Australia. The theme is repeated often and it always, every single time, feels weird against the Australian scenery.