Ben
Meyers’ rating: 3.1|5.0 Starsììì
Kangaroo
Jack—all hype and no substance—does not live up to its trailers. It’s
a ‘wannabe’ Australian story, that, understandably, did not make any real money
at the box office. The movie fails every time it tries to get its wings off the
ground to fly. The concept is good, but unrealized. The casting choices fail in
credibility. Christopher Walken is no Marlon Brando Godfather by any means and
while Michael Shannon, Jerry O’Connell, and Anthony Anderson are at their usual
acting style, usual just isn’t good enough to pull this story off. On the
upside, though, Kangaroo Jack takes its
audience to parts of Australia that many people may not have seen and the
backdrop scenery is worth viewing.
Storyline
Charlie
Carbone (Jerry O’Connell) and Louis Booker (Anthony Anderson) are sent to
Australia to deliver a package. They lose the package and find United States
mobsters and Australian mobsters on their trail with full intent to murder.
Additional Thanks
Thank
you to Director David McNally for directing efforts. Thank you to Executive
Producers Andrew Mason, Chad Oman, Mike Stenson, and Barry Waldman for making
the film possible. Additional characters/cast include: Jessie (Estella Warren),
Salvatore Maggio (Christopher Walken), Mr. Smith (Marton Csokas), Anna Carbone
(Dyan Cannon), Frankie Lombardo (Michael Shannon), Blue (Bill Hunter), and
Senior Sargeant Jimmy Inkamala (David Ngoombujarra).
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes. If you belong to an audience who thinks chasing a kangaroo
wearing a lucky jacket full of money through an Australian backdrop contains seeds
of a great story, then, this film may be your cup of tea.
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