Jacket: "Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman join forces with visionary director Baz Luhrmann ... [in this] epic and romantic action adventure set on the brink of World War II. When an English aristocrat (Nicole Kidman) travels to this faraway continet, she meets rough-hewn cattle driver (Jackman) and an enchanting Aboriginal child (Brandon Walters). This unlikely trio joins forces and embarks on a transforming journey, driving a herd of cattle across hundreds of miles of the world's most beautiful, yet unforgiving, terrain. When their world is torn apart by powerful enemies, they must try to find each other amidst the bombing of the city of Darwin by the Japanese forces that attacked Pearl Harbor."
The child lead, Brandon Walters, steals every scene he is in. You can't help but be enamored by the big brown eyes and that winning smile. Overall, this reminded me of films my mom would watch when we were kids. We'd be curious and snuggle up on the couch and get sucked in the film. So I don't get what all the bad hype is about. This film has heart and we see very little of that these days.
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