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January 19, 2009, Monday
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"AUSTRALIA," the critically scorned epic romance featuring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman will sweep the Chinese box office, its distributor confidently predicted.
The film which opens in Shanghai on January 28 is "a real charm in terms of its star cast and overwhelming action scenes," an official with Huaxia Films said. "We expect Chinese audiences to fully enjoy this cinematic feast during the New Year holiday," he said.
The 165-minute movie is the story of an English aristocrat (Kidman) who falls in love with a cowboy (Jackman) as they drive her cattle across the Australian outback during World War II.
Australia-born director Baz Luhrmann, who won acclaim for "Romeo and Juliet" (1996) and "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), spent almost four years making the epic at a cost of more than US$100 million.
The film has been poorly received by the critics but topped the box office in Spain, France and Germany.
China's leading film magazine, Movie View, described it as the film with the "lowest performance-price ratio in 2008," referring to shortcomings in plot and "inadequate" performances by the two leading actors.
The period from December to early February is usually the busiest time for China's cinemas and there is a host of movies on offer.
Kidman's new film will face competition from, among others, mainland comedy "Crazy Racer," "Look For A Star" starring singer-actor Andy Lau and "All's Well, Ends Well," part of a popular Hong Kong family comedy series.
The second part of "Red Cliff," a historical epic directed by John Woo, opened on January 7 and is reported to have taken in almost 200 million yuan (US$29.4 million) in the first nine days after its release.
The film which opens in Shanghai on January 28 is "a real charm in terms of its star cast and overwhelming action scenes," an official with Huaxia Films said. "We expect Chinese audiences to fully enjoy this cinematic feast during the New Year holiday," he said.
The 165-minute movie is the story of an English aristocrat (Kidman) who falls in love with a cowboy (Jackman) as they drive her cattle across the Australian outback during World War II.
Australia-born director Baz Luhrmann, who won acclaim for "Romeo and Juliet" (1996) and "Moulin Rouge!" (2001), spent almost four years making the epic at a cost of more than US$100 million.
The film has been poorly received by the critics but topped the box office in Spain, France and Germany.
China's leading film magazine, Movie View, described it as the film with the "lowest performance-price ratio in 2008," referring to shortcomings in plot and "inadequate" performances by the two leading actors.
The period from December to early February is usually the busiest time for China's cinemas and there is a host of movies on offer.
Kidman's new film will face competition from, among others, mainland comedy "Crazy Racer," "Look For A Star" starring singer-actor Andy Lau and "All's Well, Ends Well," part of a popular Hong Kong family comedy series.
The second part of "Red Cliff," a historical epic directed by John Woo, opened on January 7 and is reported to have taken in almost 200 million yuan (US$29.4 million) in the first nine days after its release.
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