The movie is none of my biz. To all the main stream audience, it's not their business either. So if u want to make a "foreign" epic, u got to find a common ground between Aussies and mid-western Americans (85% screens in US), just like that stupid Italian director did to "The Last Emperor”.
Well, American has little interest in "root" issue now. The ambitious gang: The producers, the director, the author and even Nichole Kidman need to bring something to serve the American audience while remaining true to a great nation's spirit. So they compromised. Even the trailer starts like a fair tale: A heavy epic got mixed with some flavor of romantic comedy, and Hugh Jackman took his shirt off for a steaming hot shower scene--- Yummy! At that moment the movie is winking at the audience: “Hey, don’t worry. We are not too serious.”
So bad it cannot afford to be very serious.
The soundtrack is fantastic though. Nichol Kidman is getting old. Jackman's white suit sucks. And thanks to the director, both of them look like they're gonna sing at any romantic moment... They have a gifted voice anyway.
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