Review of Walkabout (1971) by Chris T — 18 Aug 2006
Blach. What a snooze this movie was. I generally enjoy Australian film and I found the premise for this one very interesting. The beginning seemed promising, but it all went down hill from there. It wasn't that the movie was all that bad, it was just that it was so darn boring!! I almost fell asleep twice.
It almost seemed as though the director had no idea where he wanted his film to go. Roeg also suffered from a Terrence Malick complex utilizing random shots of nature and wildlife: this added to the dullness of this film.
It seemed as though the editor was an amateur 12 year old cutting the film in his basement. So, technically the film was crap, and unfortunately the story couldn't save it. Also, the young boy was so incredibly annoying the whole time I was thinking about how great it would have been if he was attacked by a dingo or something.
Anyways, not one of the finer films of the 70s, that's for sure.
This review of Walkabout (1971) was written by Chris T on 18 Aug 2006.
Walkabout has generally received very positive reviews.
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