On the Beach 2000
On the Beach ★★½ 2000
Remake of the 1959 anti-nuke film (based on the 1957 novel by Nevil Shute) is well-acted but so low-key that it never generates real tension. In 2006, the bomb has been dropped and Australia is the current refuge and the destination of sub commander Dwight Towers (Assante). A radio transmission from Alaska offers some hope but Towers needs the help of Melbourne scientist Julian Osborne (Brown), who happens to be the ex-of Towers' sultry love, Moira (Ward). 180m/C VHS, DVD . Armand Assante, Rachel Ward, Bryan Brown, Jacqueline McKenzie, Grant Bowler; D: Russell Mulcahy; W: David Williamson, Bill Kerby; C: Martin McGrath; M: Anna Borghesi. CABLE
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