As an Australian citizen, I'm really disappointed that this movie had any recognition of being anything but 3rd rate cinematographic crap in the US and Europe.
This is because Oz actually produces some very good movies, even if they never make it outside down-under.
It is such a shame because Paul Hogan is quite a nice dude in real life, and a very funny and likable character on Oz TV. His acting in the movie is not really the issue - the issue is that the script is the pits, and the director must have been trying for Canne's worst movie of the year award.
If only it was some dumb action-packed movie with fancy & spectacular video effects, one could struggle through it. Unfortunately, no such thing. Not only is it stupid beyond belief, but it is boring as hell.
Again, this is not in the least an anti-Oz-film criticism: I think Australia's film industry is small but of good quality overall, and it saddens me that the only Oz movie Americans can think of when Oz film industry is mentioned is "Crocodile Dundee".
Well, my wife is American, and this is what she tells me: "Oz movies? Yeah, I know one: Crocodile Dundee".
What a shame.
This is because Oz actually produces some very good movies, even if they never make it outside down-under.
It is such a shame because Paul Hogan is quite a nice dude in real life, and a very funny and likable character on Oz TV. His acting in the movie is not really the issue - the issue is that the script is the pits, and the director must have been trying for Canne's worst movie of the year award.
If only it was some dumb action-packed movie with fancy & spectacular video effects, one could struggle through it. Unfortunately, no such thing. Not only is it stupid beyond belief, but it is boring as hell.
Again, this is not in the least an anti-Oz-film criticism: I think Australia's film industry is small but of good quality overall, and it saddens me that the only Oz movie Americans can think of when Oz film industry is mentioned is "Crocodile Dundee".
Well, my wife is American, and this is what she tells me: "Oz movies? Yeah, I know one: Crocodile Dundee".
What a shame.