parental advisory--suicide, blood
Reviewed by Juliska for Walkabout at 2010-01-28 17:21:19
Excellent film, but parents might want to watch before they let their offspring do so. Even though the film features a child & 2 teenagers, the subject matter is intense @ times, though not gratuitously so--it's all there for a good reason. Animals are graphically hunted, killed and disemboweled; there are 2 suicides, one a bit graphic, and there's some National Geographic style nudity (Aboriginal people who are mostly nude, but that is/was their cultural norm.)
Probably appropriate for teens if watched w. parents and parents are open to discussing the important subjects the movie raises.
An old fashioned epic
Reviewed by littlesam1 for Australia at 2008-11-26 15:14:30
I have read mixed reviews on Australia. I saw it as an old fashioned epic. The kind you rarely see made today. Kidman and Jackman are wonderful. Although the scenery and special effects steal the show.