One of the cornerstone greats of Australian Cinema. A rel pre-cursor to other dramas of their ilk such as ANIMAL KINGDOM.

David Wenham (in the role he originated on stage) has rarely been better - seething anger and bristling with violent momentum.

It flits back and forth through its own timeline, sometimes without warning, which only adds to the terrific sense of tension. Edited and shot with so much empathy to those responding to the violence and really concentrates on…

I'm going to put it out there that this is the definitive film version of R L Stevenson's classic novel.

Perfectly cast, down to the smallest of roles (Pete Postlethwaite!) and everyone giving it their all. Script allows the performers a bit of room to move psychologically without taking any licence with the source material. Action is frequent, thrilling and perfectly timed.

Christian Bale is born to the role of Jim Hawkins, in one of his first feature performances. He…