Quigley Down Under Rating: Release Date: 04 September, 2001 Retail Price: $14.98 OUR Price: $7.97 You SAVE: $7.01! Cast: Tom Selleck Laura San Giacomo Alan Rickman Ben Foster Complete Cast (8 total)

Quigley Down Under Reviews

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Quigley rules, mate!
This is a thoroughly enjoyable western, albeit one set in Australia. It doesn't matter. Alan Rickman is excellent as the evil rancher, Laura San Giacomo is cool as the crazy woman, and the whole story moves along at a nice pace. While there is some violence, it is not gratuitous and makes sense within the story. It is a western, after all. The ending is satisfying and upbeat. I've seen the movie maybe 6 times, and the DVD version is the best, with all the cut bits put back in and widescreen to boot. It may not be highbrow cinema, but it's a good movie.

My husband made me watch this movie...
even though I really didn't want to. I am not a fan of westerns. This actually wasn't all that bad. Quigley is hired to go to Australia ostensibly to shoot dingos, and finds he is expected to exterminate aborigines. He turns it around and fights for them against the guy who wants them killed. There are disturbing images of the aborigines being killed off in two scenes. It is a sad historical fact that this happened to native populations all over the new world. There is plenty of the western style shoot 'em up stuff that would be expected for a movie of this genre. Observing the PG13 is a good idea. A woman known as Crazy Cora latches on to Quigley. As her character develops, a life of hidden pain emerges. Is she really crazy? Or is it just an act? The rest of the women in her situation are resigned to a life of prostitution style slavery (nothing unsavory of this is actually shown). A negative of the film for some would be the nudity of the aborigines, but this wasn't excessive. Often (not always) the camera cuts off just above. Overall, I enjoyed watching this film.

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