Romulus, My Father

A broken family have a growing boy at his early teenage years and have no sense of responsibility to grow a child. Considering that both mother and the father is uneducated and clueless, they live in a farm before the World... Full review

This movie is good. Eric Bana is awesome, Kodi Smit-McPhee is a great young actor (can't wait to see him in Cormac McCarthy's "The Road." Great book!) Franka Potente is captivating as well as Marton Coskas. Moderately paced, great storyline. I... Full review

This movie is good. Eric Bana is awesome, Kodi Smit-McPhee is a great young actor (can't wait to see him in Cormac McCarthy's "The Road." Great book!) Franka Potente is captivating as well as Marton Coskas. Moderately paced, great storyline. I... Full review

I managed to catch this movie at the Singapore International Film Festival.It was only one of the few movies that I was interested in catching because the story intrigued me.Not to mention that it had a great cast too. So... Full review

I managed to catch this movie at the Singapore International Film Festival.It was only one of the few movies that I was interested in catching because the story intrigued me.Not to mention that it had a great cast too. So Romulus... Full review

I just saw this and though a lot of people complained of this movie being slow I adored it. One of our best Australian movies to date. It has a moving story, terrific and very realistic actors but the only... Full review

Congratulations Eric - Best Actor, Kodi - Best Young Actor (Great acceptance speech.) It is very unlikely you will fade into obscurity in the future, Richard - Best Director, 'Romulus My Father' Best picture Australian Film Institute Awards Dec. 2007.... Full review

I watched Romulus, My Father, without high expectations. In many respects, those low expectations were met. In typically Aussie film-making fashion, there were long, languid shots of dry, arid landscapes; long silences and meaningful faraway looks; and a film that... Full review

This is a an extremely compelling and moving film. I just cannot get the story and characters out of my head.The casting was absolutely perfect, each and every actor was incredibly well chosen and there is no hint of Hollywoodness... Full review

I could not speak more highly of this film. It is flawlessly realised and I plead with anyone serious about film-making as a sincere form of high art to support this film. I have never experienced anything that is richer... Full review

Christina's actions and the multiple tragedies that follow send the seemingly invincible Romulus spiralling into madness....While the story is occasionally mired by period drama conventions, Roxburgh handles the potentially melodramatic subject matter with sensitivity..... ... Full Review

A painfully slow moving movie. In the film, Raimond is portrayed by Kodi Smit-McPhee, a very likable and talented young actor with eyes that can blind you with their intensity. The kid in the film is a good actor. ... Full Review

Roxburgh is better with individual scenes. A sensitive evocation of a childhood rendered moot by the psychological damages inflicted by troubled parents, the picture has a tranquil, gentle nature about it that's almost soothing, while offering examples of familial terror Roxburgh processes superbly. ... Full Review

Otherwise, Romulus, My Father is a decent film that just is , without being wow-worthy or notably disappointing. For the most part, Roxburgh's debut as a director is thoughtful, but it does suffer from the slow and rolling pace, which keeps it in a sort of cinematic limbo -- not good and not bad -- just there. ... Full Review

It's been a quiet year for Aussie cinema, and Romulus, My Father is a strong if not stunning feature. I'm not quite sure why that generalisation seems to ring true, but so many Aussie books are horridly bleak, and it seems Romulus, My Father is no exception. ... Full Review