Blaironit
Excellent film with a gripping story!
Inadvands
Boring, over-political, tech fuzed mess
TeenzTen
An action-packed slog
RipDelight
This is a tender, generous movie that likes its characters and presents them as real people, full of flaws and strengths.
Adam Peters
(46%) A perfectly watchable, very Australian comedy/drama road movie that at times steps a little too close to schmaltz and predictability, but thanks to its sheer simplicity and gentle nature this is near impossible to dislike. The two leads are likable with Shane Jacobson playing a typical Ozzie bloke very well, largely I suspect because he is one, with his on- screen father played by Paul Hogan providing ample old git style humour proving he hasn't lost his good comic timing over the years. This would nave benefited from a trim down by about 15-20 minutes, but all in all an unremarkable tale of father, son, and family life.
hallmitchell
Without a doubt the biggest piece of rubbish i've seen this year and it hasn't been a great year. Paul - please stop making films. You are wrecking the high esteem i hold you in. You deserve worst actor of the year for this film.This film is lazy, unfunny and crude. Shane Jacobsen should be ashamed of himself for putting this out to the Australian public with taxpayers money.After the film finished. I couldn't believe how much i've been dudded. This movie is a rip off.The media in Australia should be ashamed of themselves by covering up how bad this film is. As the human headline used to say. Shame, shame, Shame.
alan rondal
This movie made me smile. I like smiling. It made me smile for a lot of reasons. 1. because its a good heartfelt comedy that we seem to have forgotten how to make over in Oz. We used to be so good at it too. damn you government film bodies! 2. its great to see Paul hogan back, he's a likable guy. this is his best film since croc dundee(which isn't hard). Kenny the portaloo guy makes me smile too. I'd love to get a hug from a big lovable bear it would make you smile. Everyone in this is doing a great job, in front and behind the camera. we are soooooo good at comedy, and internationally people love our comedy. Why the hell aren't we making more comedy? buy it!
3xHCCH
I saw this film on a Qantas flight to Sydney last week. It was about a grown-up son's (Shane Jacobson) efforts to re-establish bonds with his dad Charlie (Paul Hogan) after the unexpected death of his mother. To do this, he brings his dad on a long road trip in order to fulfill a long-time promise to fish at the northern tip of Australia's west coast.We have seen plenty of this prodigal son stories, as well as road trips, so the unique quality here for me is the Australian background and characters. It is only OK for me. The actors are both very good. I have not seen Paul Hogan since "Crocodile Dundee" and here he is as an elderly cantankerous dad. It was just so apparent that the two actors could never be father and son in real life because of they do not look a bit alike.The best parts of the film were those with young hitch-hiker Jess charmingly played by Morgan Griffin. She is a welcome (and pretty) addition to their road trip. Too bad her screen time is not longer than it was.
