The visual effects were very exciting, but the accent of Jim Carrey sounded more like Babu from "Seinfeld" , you would think someone directing or editing could see that he was way off. Quite funny but like I said the only thing that was distracting was his accent.
What happened to at least keeping to part of the book. The entire ending was wrong! I feel that the author sold out to Hollywood to go with a Hollywood ending. How disappointed I was I just sat at the end of the movie upset because that wasn't the story at all nor did they show the relationship that the lawyer had with the judge. And the brother didn't have his pyro tendencies at all. Well I guess the movie would have been ok if I had not read the book. So what does that tell you.
Australia was everything it was promised. Action, romance, history and this beautiful scenery. But most of all was this little boy with the most beautiful eyes, telling his story. Enchanting. I have family in Australia and I will recommend this movie to them as well. I have visited there as well and the film made me want to return there.