Australia

4 stars out of 5

Sheralie pushed me to get this movie from Netflix and I did, because she so rarely ever requests a movie. I wasn't all that enthusiastic about watching it, but it was Baz Luhrman, who has directed some pretty decent shows, and it was about Australia, which is a pretty decent country/continent. The interesting part of this movie is that it is really two movies. The first 60% of the movie is about a cattle drive. Nicole Kidman takes over her husband's cattle ranch and in the end has to help Hugh Jackman drive the cattle to the port. It is pretty decent, though nothing to write home about.

The first part resolves itself and it appears they will live happyily ever after. But wait - there is still another hour of the movie. Turmoil engulfs Nicole Kidman and her "family" and WW2 breaks out. I thought this part was more intersting, more dramatic and a better story. Definitely brought it from a "3 star" to a "4 star". Definitely a chick flick, but worth watching.