This is a different kind of Western, featuring Tom Selleck as an American cowboy in Australia, Laura San Giacomo as a mentally challenged and emotionally shattered woman Selleck must save, and Alan Rickman as the villain.
This is a general crowd-pleaser as it paces the suspense and action slowly enough to make the movie enjoyable, yet with enough action to keep most people interested. The gentle romantic sub-plot helps smooth the rough edges, and Selleck's ironic wit acts as a cushion to those sometimes gritty scenes wherein the action can get a bit rough.
This film also lends a hand at showing the world that the Australian Aboriginies were (and still are) treated pretty much the same as the Native Americans were.
I enjoyed this one, though there are Westerns out there I like more, but this has a great deal of original creativity, which makes it a must see for fans of the American western, regardless of the fact that this is set in Australia.
It rates a 7.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.
This is a general crowd-pleaser as it paces the suspense and action slowly enough to make the movie enjoyable, yet with enough action to keep most people interested. The gentle romantic sub-plot helps smooth the rough edges, and Selleck's ironic wit acts as a cushion to those sometimes gritty scenes wherein the action can get a bit rough.
This film also lends a hand at showing the world that the Australian Aboriginies were (and still are) treated pretty much the same as the Native Americans were.
I enjoyed this one, though there are Westerns out there I like more, but this has a great deal of original creativity, which makes it a must see for fans of the American western, regardless of the fact that this is set in Australia.
It rates a 7.8/10 from...
the Fiend :.