Incredibly well done all along the line – superb acting (particularly from Nickers –what a good actor she can be, much better here than in something like The Hours), sensitive direction, and intelligent writing. Kennedy Miller’s skill in using humour to enliven potentially dreary subjects has rarely been better illustrated, and while the series is sympathetic to the isn’t-it-great-Gough-Whitlam-came-along-and-made-everything-good view of Australian history, other points of view are expressed as well.
Many memorable moments: Brett Climino’s speech about how “we all might die” being used by Nicholas Eadie to pick up chicks, Climino standing on a mine, Kidman’s courtship with draft-dodging John Polson, Mark Lee (Eadie’s army mate) making a speech at the end, Eadie’s work in special forces (led by Tim Robertson, giving one of the all-time memorable Australian performances).
The only scene that doesn’t work for me is the rape of a Vietnamese by some American GIs, which seems like a poor retread of Platoon – interestingly, this is the only scene that doesn’t involve Australians. Funny, exciting, beautiful, touching. One of the best mini series ever made.
The only scene that doesn’t work for me is the rape of a Vietnamese by some American GIs, which seems like a poor retread of Platoon – interestingly, this is the only scene that doesn’t involve Australians. Funny, exciting, beautiful, touching. One of the best mini series ever made.
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