Ron and I went to a screening of "Australia" today. I have to say I thought it would be a big sweeping mess and Nicole Kidman would be wooden, etc. That is what my snarky self prepared for.
I was so wrong. If you just go and sit down and let the lights go down and the popcorn heat the tips of your fingers and tickle your nose, you will just have a delightful 165 minutes at the cinema.
It was a down under "Gone with the Wind" epic romance/drama/historical/adventure thing. Nicole, like Vivian Leigh, just played it for all it was worth and let herself be bloodied and muddied and just had a ball. And Hugh Jackman, well Hugh Jackman, the Sexiest Man Alive really demonstrated that here. The director seemed to showcase his physique and relished in it as many audience-goers will as well.
Just a good fun movie with a social conscience. There, I was just a killjoy. Actually it was quite good that they talked about the "Lost Generation" and what the Australian government did to the indigenous people. And how Aussies treated mixed race folk. It is universal sadly.
But, something for everyone. Go see it.
Afterwards Baz Luhrman, Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman came out to do a Q & A. They were great and I was swept up in the whole event except for the dreadful Elton John song in the end credits. WWTT?!!!
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