Bran Nue Dae
Freestyle Releasing | Release Date: September 10, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
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Mixed or average reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
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10
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Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
Time OutDavid Fear
The movie will make you tap your toes; don't expect much for your head or your heartstrings. Read full review
50
Miami HeraldRene Rodriguez
The movie is bouncy and zesty, its energy unflagging, and some of the big numbers are heavily tinged with Bollywood. Conceptually, it should have been a trip. Read full review
50
The Globe and Mail (Toronto)Jennie Punter
The movie feels trapped in the 1980s and feels like a missed opportunity. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleG. Allen Johnson
A very slightly plotted, over-the-top film with hammy acting suitable for an old "Benny Hill" episode. If that sounds like fun, go see it, mate. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis Harvey
Offering blandly stereotypical characters in a trite road-trip narrative, it's genial but too silly for most grownups, and likely to impress few "High School Musical"-indoctrinated kids. Read full review
50
The New York TimesStephen Holden
The bits of Aboriginal lore imparted along the way by Tadpole add flavoring to a sugar-coated romp that has the craft of a high school revue. Read full review
50
L.A. WeeklyAaron Hillis
The film is too broad and tacky to engage on a universal level, or at least Stateside: The choreography is sloppy and lifeless; the outmoded blend of vintage rock, country and Broadway styles doesn't click; and the characters are such caricatures that it's no wonder the entire cast is overacting. Read full review
42
Christian Science MonitorPeter Rainer
As the boarding school honcho Father Benedictus, Geoffrey Rush chews so much scenery that he looks ready to burst. Read full review
40
The Hollywood ReporterMegan Lehmann
Bran Nue Dae has so much feel-good fizz that you can almost overlook its rickety construction. But not quite. Read full review
40
Boxoffice MagazineSteve Ramos
While well known to many Down-Under fans, Bran Nue Dae has too much comic kitsch for U.S. specialty film audiences. Read full review
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