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Positive:
3
Mixed:
5
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Critic Reviews
Nov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Faraway Downs doesn't entirely fix the criticism of white saviorism that Australia received. That would’ve been an impossible feat given Lady Sarah's character. That said, the series spends more time with the Aboriginal characters and expands on their origin story and aspirations, rather than casting them to the wayside. Overall, the series transforms the lukewarm drama into the grand epic that Luhrmann originally set out to make.
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Nov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review:
In both the film and series, this approach risks romanticizing the experience of Aboriginals while keeping the central love story teetering on the edge of schmaltz. Faraway Downs’s ending goes partway toward remedying the latter, but fails to adequately address the former.
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The PlaylistNov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review:
“Faraway Downs” does lessen the bombast. Ultimately, however, while more time for scenes to breathe does offer a smoother experience, Luhrmann’s new iteration enlarges but never really enlightens the same grandiose saga. At least, not to any degree that will change your mind about either version of this dusty, sun-baked vision.
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Nov 22, 2023
Nov 22, 2023
Season 1 Review:
Watching Faraway Downs in the late Peak TV era, it’s easier to notice how thin the characters are, and how lacking in intimacy and nuance their relationships are. The scope that had felt sprawling for a movie feels limited for a show; even at close to four hours, the new version has little room for curiosity about the everyday details of this work, and even less for the characters who linger at the margins.
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The GuardianNov 27, 2023
Season 1 Review:
[Luhrmann's] instinct towards grandeur for grandeur’s sake leads him to neglect the tiny nuances that make stories sing. The film already felt like a misjudged exercise in maximalism. The series it has spawned is as vast and empty as the country it explores. Size isn’t everything.
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