Dark and brooding hero, beautiful, plucky heroine and a couple of dastardly villains all set in the Australian Outback against the backdrop of the early days of World War II. Very simply put, it's the story of an English aristocrat (Kidman) and an Australian cattle driver (or Drover) (Jackman) fighting a cattle baron with a stranglehold on the beef industry and a young boy who belongs no where.
The boy, Nullah, played by young Brandon Walters, is the true shining star of this movie. Nullah, a "half-caste," mixed-race, (white/aboriginal) child and a member of the "Stolen Generations", is the true heart of the movie and Walters is nothing short of enchanting.
I do think one of the villains was a little over-the-top and lacked adequate explanation of his motivation and the origins of his evil.
The movie didn't feel long at all, even though it was and a smattering of applause broke out as the credits rolled. Seriously, go see the movie.
3 comments:
Great movie!
Okay Sister Gurl...
Did I read that right? Did you really use the word, "PLUCKY???"
hehe!!
Love the vocab!!
Dan and I went to see it last weekend and LOVED it!
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