Australia

Trying to bring a nation's character to cinematic widescreen glory, in the self-aware stylings of epic movies of the bygone era, Baz Luhrmann forgot to add the extra special dose of drama that made films like Gone With The Wind beyond mere spectacle. His take on the new epic is a beautiful, yet shallow, paean, and ultimately forgettable for it.

It is an ambitious film full of heart - Luhrmann is at his intoxicating best when he showcases the prairies of the outback and the horizons of the land of his story - and indeed full of head - there are some very strong choices that Luhrmann ....