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An Australian (Hugh Jackman) secretly uses his female friend's (Claudia Karvan) name as his nom de plume for a best-selling romantic novel.
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Alain E @AlainE 5h I have never read a Harlequin romance. I wait until I get advanced Alzheimer’s to properly appreciate it. The movie is funny and tender. A tongue in cheek film about an amateur male romance writer whose daytime job is driving a lorry in rural Australia. Eventually he lives his own love story that we can see happening from the beginning. Everybody survives, including the cute sheep dog. It’s not Bergman or Pasolini, but it hits its target a hundred percent. Good acting and photography. See more Anna S @Annabandana5150 4d I liked it, except I have a hard time wasting time with overly dumb characters, if she had some other qualities, then that would have kept me watching to the end. See more 02/04/2021 Silly concept and lame script but some nice outback shots of Australia. See more 05/02/2011 pretty cringe-y the whole way through, didn't really feel any chemistry between hugh jackman and claudia karvan, both do better separately.. See more 02/11/2011 A wonderful Aussie drama. Good to watch a young Hugh and Claudia in action. Very down to earth as the outback is...nothing like Croc Dundee! See more 02/05/2011 Charming little romantic movie from Down Under, starring a pre-Wolverine Jackman. Lost a bit of its steam near the end but still worth a look. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis An Australian (Hugh Jackman) secretly uses his female friend's (Claudia Karvan) name as his nom de plume for a best-selling romantic novel.
Director
Antony J. Bowman
Producer
Lance W. Reynolds, John Winter
Screenwriter
Antony J. Bowman
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Runtime
1h 36m
Sound Mix
Surround
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