Australia Day

"It holds a mirror up to contemporary Australian society and offers those unfamiliar with its tensions a relatively factual dramatic experience."

"A story with plenty of sparks and no fire."

"Brown is good. So is Anton, whose Sami has to deal with the script's most polemic chunk of dialogue. But, like Sebbens and Madden, they're both stifled by the earnestness that hangs over the film like a shroud."

"There's little that's subtle about that combination of elements, nor about director Kriv Stenders and writer Stephen M. Irwin's exploration of the attitudes that both bind and divide contemporary Australia."

"Initially, the story is carried along by the momentum of its characters. But when they run out of steam, so does the screenplay."

"...this tin-eared feature from director Kriv Stenders (Red Dog) and writer Stephen M. Irwin (Secrets & Lies) feels somehow both overstuffed and depthless."

"A big, broiling stew of complex thought, Australia Day is a provocative, intelligent film that dares to pick, probe and ask a lot of burning questions."