The 1*s are right this is a bad movie. Hugh Jackman, was the only watchable character and I really like him, but I wouldn't watch it again even for him. I was told that the first 20 minutes were disjointed, but stick with it. Well only have of that statement was true, it isn't just the first 20 minutes it is the whole thing. White people bad aborigines good. It feels like the producers took parts from several movies such as Dancing with Wolves and Far and Away combined them and set it in Australia. The scenery maybe beautiful but it looks like most of it was constructed on a computer. Nicole Kidman is wooden and boring and the other characters are just that, other characters. Don't worry, you have seen them before over and over and over again. Even the soundtrack is an uninspiring rip-off. I would choose the Man From Snowy River hands down to this over produced self indulgent film.