Buckley's Chance

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Buckley's Chance

2021,

1h 39m,

Adventure/

Drama/

Kids & Family

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A year after the loss of his father, 12-year-old Ridley and his mother, Gloria, move from New York City to Western Australian to live with Ridley's estranged grandfather. Ridley ends up lost, deep in the Outback without a soul in sight. He comes across a wild dog, entangled in an old barbed-wire fence. As he saves the dingo from certain death, the two form an unexpected bond and embark on an epic journey of adventure and survival to find their way home.

David Stratton

The Australian

Jun 29, 2021

3.5/5

Fortunately, Ben Nott's very handsome location photography impresses as do most of the performances, Nighy's included once you get used to the fact that, like his screen grandson, he seems alien to the Australian wilderness.

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Sandra Hall

Sydney Morning Herald

Jun 24, 2021

3/5

None of it brings any freshness for the formula. Swap the dingo for a mustang and the Outback for the American West and you have a storyline very like the one anchoring Dreamworks' latest animated feature, Spirit Untamed.

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Luke Buckmaster

Guardian

Jun 24, 2021

1/5

The film is like one of those old, bad Disney dramas nobody remembers, in which everything feels fake - even real outdoors sets, as if nature itself has been hoisted upon a soundstage.

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Cris Kennedy

The Canberra Times (Australia)

Aug 2, 2022

3/5

While the film's ending left me a blubbering mess - a "happy tears" blubbering mess - I'm sure your own family will enjoy this adventure film without the tears.

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Carla Hay

Culture Mix

Sep 3, 2021

Buckley's Chance starts off as an earnest but bland family drama before it takes a steep nosedive into being an idiotic chase movie with very little suspense on how it's all going to end.

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Tom Cassidy

Common Sense Media

Aug 11, 2021

2/5

It's a curse when a bad performance overshadows the rest of a movie. Unfortunately that's the case with Buckley's Choice. Nighy's Australian accent is so off-course, talking about it is unavoidable.

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Synopsis

A year after the loss of his father, 12-year-old Ridley and his mother, Gloria, move from New York City to Western Australian to live with Ridley's estranged grandfather. Ridley ends up lost, deep in the Outback without a soul in sight. He comes across a wild dog, entangled in an old barbed-wire fence. As he saves the dingo from certain death, the two form an unexpected bond and embark on an epic journey of adventure and survival to find their way home.

Director: Tim Brown
Producer: Tim Brown, Scott Clayton, Andrew Mann, Gilbert Adler, Todd Giroux
Screenwriter: Tim Brown, Willem Wennekers
Distributor: Vertical Entertainment
Production Co: Joker Films, Productivity Media
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Kids & Family
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 13, 2021, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Aug 13, 2021
Runtime: 1h 39m

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