This film ought to have been good. It isn't. It is far inferior to the 1959 original.
Some people have said it is an improvement to have Australians playing Australians - and Americans, rather than Americans playing both, as in the 1959 film. I am not convinced that is an improvement. Americans played Australians reasonably convincingly in 1959. I am afraid that the Australians in this film sounded fake - even when playing Australians! The dialogue was phony, and far too contrived. The politics too obvious.
Special effects were very weak, even for a TV movie. The Ferrari crash was unbelievably poorly executed.
All-in-all not a pleasant experience - and that had nothing to do with the subject matter.
Some people have said it is an improvement to have Australians playing Australians - and Americans, rather than Americans playing both, as in the 1959 film. I am not convinced that is an improvement. Americans played Australians reasonably convincingly in 1959. I am afraid that the Australians in this film sounded fake - even when playing Australians! The dialogue was phony, and far too contrived. The politics too obvious.
Special effects were very weak, even for a TV movie. The Ferrari crash was unbelievably poorly executed.
All-in-all not a pleasant experience - and that had nothing to do with the subject matter.