An Australian teen tries to leave behind his rural roots in the Outback to become a musician. He’s a sheep rancher’s son and definitely not used to leaving the sheep station!! His father doesn’t think Tommy McAlpine has what it takes and he’s not very supportive? Tommy gets distracted by a new American student at his school and her name is Kat. Tommy wants to impress her and he gets into hot water with the local police. He is arrested for a prank and he selects community service at a nearby prison. He needs musicians who can play his music and he manages to find a group of talented inmates to help him?
This is good, both teens hear the music inside
themselves but it's a tough sell to teach jail inmates to sing and play
instruments. Tommy has a love for conducting and music. He is also
determined and he can’t think of anything else except pursuing his
dream.
The scenery of the Outback is very beautiful but this is rugged country!! Kat and Tommy bump heads until they find out they are not all that different? Then, the music becomes a reality for them. There are some bumps but Tommy his father and Kat find its all about the music!! There is predictability and and there are a LOT of cliches?? 3 1/2* (I liked this movie)
102 min, Drama directed by Dagen Merrill with Luke Arnold, Timothy Hutton, Alexa PenaVega, Peter Lamb, Andy McPhee, Che Timmins, Rhys Wakefield, John Clarke, Leo Taylor, George Kapiniaris, Ebony Ween, Luke O'Loughlin, Adam Grocke, Todd Telford, Hung Le.
Note: Imdb 6.3 out of 10, Rotten Tomatoes 50% with 6 critics 61% audience with 310 ratings, Common Sense Media S. Jhoanna Robledo, age 13+, 3* positive, 3* role models, 1* sex, dove.org 1* sex, 2* violence, 1* nudity, 1* disrespectful actions regarding others, Amazon 3.5* out of 5* with 55 reviews, Letterboxd 3.1* out of 5*.
Special Note: Broken Hill, Adelaide Plains, Thebarton, Athelstone, Kent Town, Broken Hill Norwood, Port Adelaide, Kent Town, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. This is Luke Arnold’s first feature film.
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