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So much average

Memorable, crazy movie

Great movie! If you want to be entertained and have a few good laughs, see this movie. The music is also very good,

It’s sentimental, ridiculously long and only occasionally funny

Like peeling an onion, this documentary attempts to unravel a mystery that has baffled Australia for over 80 years - where is Lassiter's reef, a mysterious gold-find believed to be in the centre of Australia. The director Luke Walker has been exhaustive in his search to uncover all he can. Luckily, the son of the reef's discoverer is still alive and he is a fascinating character in himself, as was his father and the other people that populate this film. A film that will fascinate anyone interested in solving mysteries. The landscapes are gorgeous. The part finally played by the indigenous people is powerful. Walker is a wonderful guide - and easy on the eye too! Extra features on DVD release well worth watching too. Alternate title: Australia's Lost Gold

It is extremely obvious within the first five minutes of Australia's Lost Gold that Director Luke Walker believes the story of "Lasseter's Bones" with every inch of his being. What I enjoyed the most in this film was the fierce dedication to not just telling a story, but defending a family name. Walker is joined for a large portion of the film by Lasseter's 85 year old son, and having that really gave the film an authenticity and character that some documentaries miss out on. Technically speaking, it's an ambitious project to take a small film crew into the Australian Outback, as evidence by how many tires Walker goes through trying brave the harsh and unforgiving territory like his predecessor, Harold Lasseter. Walker's thoughtfulness and eye for creative storytelling brings this documentary to another level that is rare in documentaries. Documentaries tend to get lost in the specifics and lack a soul but Walker's "lost gold" is all heart.

In the central Australian desert, one man's legacy lives on like the sand on the hills and the bones of creatures long gone. That man is Harold Lasseter. Harold discovered ("supposedly") a reef of gold in central Australia worth billions. No one believed him, and he died before the gold could be found. His son, Bob, never knew his father; he left when he was 6 years old, never to be seen again. Even so, Harold left a mark on his son that would shape his entire life. Bob has spent years trying to find that elusive gold in order to clear his father's name. Director Luke Walker joins him in that quest in Australia's Lost Gold. The story has surprises at every turn; I found myself enthralled in the mystery of that long, lost gold. Highly recommend for anyone that loves adventure.

I signed up to IMDb in order to review this documentary and hopefully save someone else from wasting their time. How almost nine hundred people can give this an average of over nine out of ten makes me question if the maker of the film has a very large extended family because as documentary's go this is incredibly dull. I wont spoil it but after the first ten minutes I spent the next hour and a half saying to myself this cant be all there is to this story, it was. The only people who seemed to be mesmerized was the crazed old man and the filmmaker, sunk cost bias, by the end I actually felt sorry he wasted two years of his life on this. Want some suspense from a doc try "The Staircase" and avoid this.