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Australia (2008)
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In the days leading up to World War II, Lady Sarah Ashley (Nicole Kidman) inherits a sprawling cattle ranch in northern Australia. Threatened by land barons, she reluctantly joins her farmhand (Hugh Jackman) as he drives 2,000 head of cattle across the outback. While on the grueling trek, they witness the Japanese bombing of Darwin, which heralds Australia's entry into the war. Director Baz Luhrmann co-wrote this captivating historical epic.
| Release Date: | November 26th, 2008 |
| MPAA Rating: | PG-13 |
| Running Time: | 155 minutes |
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| Australia Movie Review by Mary (3/27/2009) |
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I finally saw Austrailia last night and I just wish I would have seen it on the "big screen". There was such beautiful scenery that my tv did not do it justice. I am a big fan of Hugh Jackman & Nicole Kidman and they have such chemistry on screen. It was nice to see a film that didn't have so much bad language. I only...
(complete Australia review by Mary)
| Australia Movie Review by Thom (3/9/2009) |
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So... I saw Australia.
Australia makes a labored effort to be a modern-day Gone With the Wind - with emphasis on the labored part - complete with old-style titles, sprawling vistas, maudlin emotional moments, and epic running time. One knows that Australia is epic because it insists upon itself from the opening crawl...
(complete Australia review by Thom)
| Australia Movie Review by Lloyd (12/2/2008) |
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This is easily the Best Picture that I have seen all year. I am currently unemployed so I see at least two movies a week since September 2008. I am a fan of Baz Luhrmann I like his vision, but not really a fan of Nicole Kidman, but I like Hugh Jackman. This movie has it all that you can imagine. Unlike Moulin Rouge...
(complete Australia review by Lloyd)
| Australia Movie Review by RONNIE (12/1/2008) |
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AUSTRALIA, this movie was a love story with a history of the Second World War in Australia. The movie started out slow but picked up soon after. The acting and story was excellent. An aristocrat Lady Sarah Ashley played by Nicole Kidman inherits a ranch in Australia. Lady Sarah Ashley, fighting a plot to be taken over...
(complete Australia review by RONNIE)
| Australia Movie Review by Jarrod (11/29/2008) |
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Baz Luhrmann is known as an audacious visual stylist, as evidenced especially by his glitzy, glamorous musical smash Moulin Rouge back in 2001. I admired the infectious energy of that film, and enjoyed Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor, but I was not as crazy about it as others were, nor was I particularly fond of his...
(complete Australia review by Jarrod)
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