Charlie & Boots (2009)

Posted : 2 months ago at Sep 28 7:15

"Do you remember when I was little, you always promised me that one day we'd go and cast a line off the northernmost tip of Australia?" The concept of an Australian comedy featuring the once-in-a-lifetime pair-up of Paul Crocodile Dundee Hogan and Shane Kenny Jacobson would appear foolproof. And while this movie doesn't live up to all of its potential, Charlie & Boots (the sophomore effort of director Dean Murphy, who previously teamed up with Paul Hogan for 2004's Strange Bedfellows) is an endearing, poignant and sweet comedy-drama. This is a film infused with so much heart that even the feel-good clichés it occasionally employs seem charming. It's simply an ideal vehicle for its two primary stars. The plotline is reasonably straightforward. After the tragic death of his beloved wi...Read more