Charlie & Boots (2009)

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" Critical Rating: 6/10 Rating When Head Is Removed From Ass: 9/10 Overall: 8/10 Charlie & Boots is a genuine Aussie gem. I loved watching the movie, and I highly enjoyed the movie, but I still know it's flawed. It reuses the same formula over and over again, there should've been more laughs, it's very conventional, and so on. But it's enlivened by the excellent pair-up of Shane Jacobson and Paul Hogan. They clearly had a great time together, and their friendship is palpable onscreen. Moreover,"

Funny & Touching

“"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 collaborated with Paul Hogan for 2004's Strange Bedfellows) is an endearing, heart-achingly poignant, sweet dramedy. This is a film infused with so much heart that even the feel-good clichés come across as charming, and it's simply an ideal vehicle for its two primary stars. Just how well it'll play for an international audience is a mystery, though.
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