Australia is such an awesome movie I had to watch it more than once. Of course, with watching a movie more than once you start to notice things that you would not notice the first time around. But, like any other movie, it has mistakes.

The first one I noticed was when Neil Fletcher played by David Wenham, is slapping the beautiful young boy named Nullah played by Brandon Walters, shortly after he calls Mr. Fletcher a liar. As Neil chases Nullah past the front yard, you can see in the background and to the left Lady Ashley, played by Nicole Kidman standing in the distance. The camera swings back to Neil with another slap and the next thing you notice Lady Ashley is right there. How she made it to them both in those few seconds is beyond me. I actually had to rewind to get a better look at that one, thinking I had misjudged the distance. Upon coming up to Mr. Fletcher and Nullah, Lady Ashley is holding a riding crop. When she was standing by the car she was holding a parasol.

After firing Neil Fletcher, Lady Ashley comes into the house to figure what she is going to do now. When she descends the stairs to have a heart to heart with Kipling Flynn, played by Jack Thompson, she discovers that Neil Fletcher had been stealing her cattle on behalf of Mr. Carney played by Bryan Brown. Mr. Flynn shows her the two record books kept for the station, one for the purpose of Mr. Carney, and the other for Lady Ashley’s husband, Lord Ashley played by Anton Monsted, showing the decline of the station. This decline was a result of Neil Fletcher’s stealing to enlarge the herd of Mr. Carney. As Mr. Flynn reaches for another bottle of brandy, from what seems his endless supply, the bottle appears full. When the camera shows a quick peek of the bottle a second time it is almost empty. As Mr. Flynn turns to face Lady Ashley with the same bottle in his hand, the bottle is definitely full again.

Australia is definitely one of those movies I am going to watch over and over. Its scenery is beautiful and ever changing from dry and desolate to over flowing with life and intensity. The characters are not only realistic and likable but very believable. With its comedy, blending to an adventure and then finally turning to a tear jerker, you are captured and caught right from the beginning. I hope you enjoy it as much as I do.