Bran Nue Dae

This joyous musical from Australia about ethnic identity and rebellion is exuberant fun.

Honestly, if you're not at least tempted to hum along with the cheeky refrain "There's nothing I would rather be, than to be an A-bo-rig-i-ne, and watch you take my precious land a-waaaaay" in Rachel Perkins' adaptation of the Aussie musical theater hit "Bran Nue Dae," then please proceed immediately to the nearest doctor to have your pulse checked. Because if the ol' ticker's still ticking, it's almost impossible not to be swept up by the exuberant fun of this singing, dancing, irony-laced ode to the repression, reeducation and resistance of Australia's indigenous tribal peoples circa 1969. [...]

di Betsy Sharkey, articolo completo (3952 caratteri spazi inclusi) su The Los Angeles Times 10 settembre 2010