Australia

I really had not heard very much about this movie until it came out. So I did what I usually do and got on to Yahoo Movies and watched the preview. Which didn't really explain to me what the movie was going to be about. So I was kind of skeptical going into it.
However as soon as the movie started and got about 10 min. in I knew it was going to be worth it. Australia was full of action scenes and romance. A story that always kept you on the edge of your seat with all the twists and turns but could keep your attention throughout.

This movie very easily could have been two different movies. The first half is the story of how Hugh Jackman's character and Nicole Kidman's character meet and at first can not stand one another but later fall in love. After the first half is done it moves to a completely different story about trying to save the child they have in a way adopted, Nalla, from the Japanese attacking Darwin Australia in WWII. Which was packed full of action, suspense, and tore at your emotions.

This movie being nearly 3 hours long had so many different sub-plots going on at the same time I was not sure how they would tie them all back together and conclude before the movie was over, but the Director did a great job of this and all loose ends were tied up. And left you happy with those conclusions.

The only negative thing I can think to say about how the movie was made is that there were many scenes where the backrounds were CGI and you could 100% tell they were CGI and there really was no point for them to be that way. They would be of the sky or the rocks behind the characters, and I dont understand why they couldnt just use what was already there in the scene. It didnt seem to me like they were really in Australia at parts because they hardly ever used the actual backroud of Australia.

This movie was not the best movie of the year by any means but it was entertaining and I did enjoy it. It is well worth renting or going to see at any theater.