Review of Blackrock (1997) by Alister N — 27 May 2007

Powerful story of perversions of Australian mateship.

This review of Blackrock (1997) was written by Alister N on 27 May 2007.

Blackrock has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Private U (13,627) on 20 Nov 2007

Gotta love a good aussie film…

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By Grant C (74) on 20 Jan 2009

Very Aussie, depressing rape drama, tearjerking and sickening but wholly worth it for a young Heath Ledger.One also feels angered and sickened…

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By Joanna F (44) on 05 Apr 2007

Ok the book was much better. Every student in Australia would know this film it's covered in schools every year…

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By Sarah A (623) on 19 Aug 2007

Superp Aussie movie…

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By Gustav M (48) on 10 Aug 2007

My least favorite heath ledger movie...it just has no point…

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By Annie B (151) on 21 Mar 2007

Love this movie but cant find it anywhere to buy…

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By Josh O (177) on 31 Jan 2008

Decent acting. One of Ledger's first, but you can hardly find him in the whole thing. Wouldn't really recommend it…

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By Johnny T (1,375) on 05 Jul 2010

If this were just a fictional film created in some script writers head,,then yeah it probably would've been a great film...HOWEVER its NOT…

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By Ben A (305) on 01 Aug 2008

Good teenage drama, which aint a happy go lucky film. worth the watch…

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By Lilianetty L (382) on 07 Dec 2008

Even if I didn't understand everything because the aussie accent is sooo hard to understand, I really enjoyed that movie…

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