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I love this movie so much

the audience applauded

Just perfect...

Simple and well acted, it has tension enough to knot the stomach.

Some critics say that this is the Australian version of High Noon, which is just ridiculous in the sense that the film is not even one tenth of High Noon in terms of quality. The pace is slow, and the plot lacks credibility. The film makes you sleepy all the time. It is just one of the worst films of the year.

I've read here two reviews by Australians, one hated the film, the other loved it. I've seen the film in the company of two other Australians, they both loved it. Yes, I agree to the point made, by the hating reviewer: the movie does judge the past according to modern morals and sensibilities. But this would be a valid point if we were discussing an academic paper or a movie that was made back then. This is neither it's a movie about Australian past that was made at the present and it feels so true it hurts. It hurts because the only way we can see it is with our modern eyes. Saying people thought differently back then, is true but it's beside the point. We, the viewers are here and now and that's the only time and place we can watch it.So lets speak about other aspects of the film: cinematography, acting and story telling are superb. But I liked most of all the editing, with these tiny flashes forward and backward throughout the movie, flashes we can fully understand only when we've seen the movie all the way through. Please do, I think you won't regret it.

This movie had me watching until the credits. It made the viewer wonder just how life in Australia could have been different if we knew then, what we know now about how to treat and how we should treat our fellow humans. My only disappointment was the use of an American song to finish the movie. We have such great, true Australian talented artists, why not use one of their songs to bring the movie to an awesome Australian closing. Excellent viewing.

I really disliked the plot. Too shallow and not enough attention was paid to it during development. I did like the beautiful cinematography of the land, acting, and the subject at hand. Wouldn't watch if the plot is essential to you.