Buckley's Chance

I must confess. There were times when I wondered why I was even watching this movie. I often found myself confused as to what the point of the film was. To be honest, I'm still not entirely sure what the purpose of the movie is.

"Buckley's Chance" is not a cinematic masterpiece. It is boring at times. Some scenes are slow to develop. There are even a few scenes where you may find yourself laughing out loud as you ask what the heck they were thinking when they put that in the movie.

However, it was enjoyable enough to keep my attention and to keep me awake.

You may find it boring. I did at times. You may find it entertaining. I did at times. You may want to watch it a second time in the future. I don't. But, that's just me.

Buckley's Chance was a light hearted movie with a simple but touching storyline.

The scenery was wonderful, especially if you love the outback. Some have said the acting is ordinary & what is Bill Nighly doing in this film...I thought the same, but he did a pretty good job at the 'aussie accent'. The movie is very suitable for kids & I don't recall one swear word in this movie at all! A pretty rare thing these days.

Well done cast & crew....my partner & I really enjoyed it.

Watch it - don't read the bad reviews. Highly unfair for such a good movie.

This story is engaging because it has family, grief and adventure all in one. I enjoyed watching it.

The first alarm bell went off during the credits when I saw that the writer, the producer and the director were the one person. This lack of normal creative filters that a group approach provides can often lead to problems, and this film suffered some clangers. The film's biggest attraction (Bill Nighy) became its biggest problem. His rich upper class English accent was there in all it's glory. I love Bill, but he should never have been cast in this role. I bailed when he met his fellow outback farmers in a café and they all had appropriate broad Aussie accents making the whole thing farcical.

The other clanger was making him a sheep farmer. The property was set in marginal cattle country in the "deep outback". Who was checking these fundamentals?