Product Details

• Actors: Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Steven Vidler, Sam Neill, Jennifer Claire
• Directors: Ken Cameron
• Writers: Peter Kenna
• Producers: Helen Watts, Jan Sharp
• Format: Color, NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Multi Label
• VHS Release Date: August 23, 1989
• Run Time: 98 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301423763
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #388,078 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One of Bryan's and Rachel's Best, June 25, 2004

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"gigs21" (Phoenix, AZUnited States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Good Wife (DVD)

It is not often that a married couple makes a decent movie together. Think Eyes Wide Shut. But this movie has the chemistry to make that exception happen. Bryan and Rachel were not even this sexy together in the Thorn Birds, and it is because here she is more the villianous one than he is. Most of the movie is fine (they have been married for 20 years), and this probably echoes their real life. Add Steven Vidler as Sugar and Sam Neill as Neville, and the plot thickens. Sugar decides to move in, and wants to gain experience by sleeping with Marge (Rachel). The thing is that Sonny (Bryan) is so intent on making his wife happy, he does not even really bat an eyelash over it. When Neville comes to town to be the new bartender and seduces Marge right after he gets off the train, she turns him down. The rest is what makes the movie the thriller it is. If you are expecting Sonny and Marge to echo Luke and Meggie, you will be let down. I think this part is more real, especially for Bryan, who shows the audience that if this film does echo his marriage with Rachel (aside from the infedility), it is easy to see why they are still happily married after 20 years.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars The Good Wife (could be better), March 25, 2005

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Good Wife (DVD)

Set in 1939 in Australia, a woman (Rachel Ward) is mostly happily married to a good provider, but is bored in bed. She falls for a local bartender (Sam Neill), who seems to be the Lothario type. But when she literally throws herself at him, he tosses her away. Her doggedly faithful husband takes her back. The potential for something really excellent is here, but nothing comes of it. The characters are too zombie-like to prompt us very much to care about them.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Independent Film, September 14, 2008

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De Karlen "photo chick" (Santa Barbara, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Good Wife (DVD)

Rachel Ward takes this movie over. She owns it. She has matured as an actress and this piece shows her evolution as a first rate performer. Why oh why oh why haven't we seen more of her. Her subleties are magnificent. Bryan Brown, as her husband, has a quieter role and, as always, he delivers. What can you say about these two - thank god they found each other.

This film has all the artsiness of the very best independent films.