Movie Review – Charlie & Boots
- Summary -
Director : Dean Murphy
Cast : Paul Hogan, Shane Jacobson
Censorship Rating : M
Target Audience : Drama
Length : 120 Minutes
Synopsis: A father and son drive from Victoria to the northern tip of Australia to reconcile, after a family tragedy. On the way, they embark on a series of adventures, and meet a load of colourful characters.
Review : A film one can only describe as “charming”, Charlie & Boots will warm the cockles of even the hardest of hearts. Wonderfully nuanced performances from both Hogan and Jacobson, as well as a great script from director Dean Murphy, make this film an utter delight to review and recommend.
Our Rating : 9/10
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Languid, reserved, yet wonderfully told, Charlie & Boots is a superbly made Australian film, starring resident cinematic legend Paul Hogan, and Kenny superstar Shane Jacobson. There are not enough films like this in the world, truth be known. Filled with delightful Aussie whimsy, Charlie & Boots takes us on a journey from the coolers climate of southern Victoria, to the tropical north of Cape York, to the most northerly point on the Australian continent. After the death of his mother on his parents anniversary, Boots (Jacobson) takes his sullen and withdrawn father on a journey to Cape York to do a spot of fishing, after his father made a promise to do just that when Boots was younger. Himself carrying the burden of a marriage break-up, Boots’ relationship with his father is testy and combative at best. Charlie (Hogan) doesn’t want to go, since he’d rather sit in armchair moping at his recent bereavement. This provokes a series of one-upmanship events at the beginning of the trip, where Boots and Charlie cross the country in an old blue Kingswood.
