2020 * Not Rated * 1h 40m Road trip movies are among my favorite genres. I'm also a big fan of Australian films. Combine the two and I'm all in. This quirky little film is about a young girl Monday (Ashlen Louden-Gamble) who has terminal illness. She's being raised by her father (Aaron Jeffery) in Sydney, in 1999. One day, she runs into Tyler (George Pullar) at a train station. He's just committed a robbery and is on the lam. The two of them end up joining forces and head out on the road together.
The scenery is absolutely phenomenal, and we encounter plenty of it when the couple travel across the country. He's a well-meaning kid who's had some bad breaks. Monday is in search of the fabled "Moon Rock" which she believes can cure her of her illness. He just wants to escape the law and start over. Like most good road trip movies, they encounter plenty of oddballs in their adventures. And the two have a great chemistry together. I thought the two leads were phenomenal. Monday seemed to be always in a good mood and was up for anything. Tyler, while he was dealt a lousy hand in life, is smart, resourceful, and is very protective of his young partner in crime.
This film won a number of international awards. However, since it's Australian, no one in this country seems to have heard of it. And that's a real shame. I just loved this film and hope you do as well.
4 1/2 out of 5 stars
Streaming for free with your library card on Hoopla. Also on Prime Video.
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