Review of Australia (2008) by Carolina S — 06 Jul 2010

Good story. Really catchy. But not a big production. The downside is that is very long.

This review of Australia (2008) was written by Carolina S on 06 Jul 2010.

Australia has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of Australia

Review of Australia (2008)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for The New York Times (9,847) on 20 Nov 2017

A testament to movie love at its most devout, cinematic spectacle at its most extreme, and kitsch as an act of aesthetic communion…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By Barbara Vancheri (51) for Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (258) on 05 Nov 2018

Australia, a heaping blend of romance, adventure and action, is for all those folks who ask, Why don't they make movies like they used to…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By Martyn M (58) on 01 Feb 2016

Beautiful, old-school adventure-melodrama. I adored it. Kidman and Jackman shine brightly in Luhrmann's sprawling epic…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By Peter A (501) on 03 Feb 2017

For a nearly 3-hour long movie, Australia feels rushed and shallow. I didn't dislike the film; it kept my attention…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 30 Nov 2015

Australia shows all the signs of having been a labor of love for director Baz Luhrmann. One problem: It's his love, and the audience's labor…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By David M (3,086) on 15 Jun 2016

I've always said; the greatest love stories end in tragedy, and in many ways this movie is a testament to that - especially to all those who…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By Sagaciousfrank . (69) on 27 Mar 2017

This is my favorite movie and I can never get tired of watching it…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By Marcus H (243) on 10 Aug 2016

This film is the definition of EPIC. I see a lot of people hating on the acting or the love story…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By Nick D (941) on 09 Jan 2016

Great love story with the sweeping landscape of Australia…

Read Review

Review of Australia (2008)

By Jane S (138) on 16 Dec 2017

Its like Out of Africa only with a lot more art design and special effects…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of Swing Kids (1993)

By Rita Kempley (781) for Washington Post (9,851) on 19 Mar 2013

It's a moralistic muddle with only one message: If Disney wants to make movies about Germans, it should restrict its efforts to German shepherds…

Read Review

Review of Angela's Ashes (1999)

By Becca J (73) on 05 Sep 2007

Another miserable film. If it rained that much in reality, the people of Limerick would have been born with gills…

Read Review

Review of Hart's War (2002)

By Bruce L (77) on 29 Jul 2009

Sure, it's kind of watchable. but, none of the reviewers pointed out the glaring, major flaws throughout: IT IS TOTALLY IMPLAUSIBLE…

Read Review

Review of The Caine Mutiny (1954)

By Bob W (910) on 22 Dec 2007

The problem with this was its length. it was too long for what it was…

Read Review

Review of Ned Kelly (2003)

By Philip Martin (1,107) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 27 Jan 2005

The story might have more resonance with Australians, since compared to American folk heroes Ledger's Ned Kelly comes off as a bit square and…

Read Review

Review of Joy Division (2006)

By Lisa B (682) on 26 Nov 2008

Good account of the band overall and the way they grew. well done…

Read Review

Review of Children of the Revolution (1996)

By Cyrille P (26) on 04 Jan 2011

Quelques situations droles mais je n'ai pas accrochÃ (C) Ã cet humour acide sur lit de politique…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

Oppenheimer

2023

85%310 Reviews

Babylon

2022

68%144 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

War for the Planet of the Apes

2017

78%1,656 Reviews

Gone Girl

2014

81%1,229 Reviews

Mad Max: Fury Road

2015

83%1,378 Reviews

Love

2015

54%174 Reviews

Three Thousand Years of Longing

2022

65%84 Reviews

Purple Hearts

2022

56%11 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

Movies You Viewed Recently

Australia

2008

63%761 Reviews

Beetlejuice

1988

77%716 Reviews

The Two Mrs. Carrolls

1947

66%18 Reviews

Within Our Gates

1920

57%31 Reviews

Some Freaks

2016

69%13 Reviews

Broken Arrow

1996

52%432 Reviews

Lost in Translation

2003

80%1,069 Reviews

Run Lola Run

1998

80%581 Reviews

BUtterfield 8

1960

57%80 Reviews

Gimme Shelter

1970

80%266 Reviews