61.   At a time when American films have fallen prey to a mystifying case of bloat, such artistic economy is both a tonic and a reproach.

62.   At the moment, Brad Pitt and John Travolta are major stars whose recent films have, with an exception or two, proved successful.

63.   At least that film had emotional turmoil.

64.   At least the film has integrity.

65.   At times the film has the verve to leap off the screen.

66.   Australian films have a proven track record in the United States.

67.   Because the film has no live soundtrack apart from the narration and some faraway sound effects, it has the feel of an examination conducted through thick one-way glass.

68.   Because the film has no violence, no broad comedic characters and no offensive language, Swanson was told it was not edgy enough.

69.   Before it erupts into the hurricane of the last half-hour, the film has a picture-postcard look and a script full of purplish rhetoric.

70.   Best of all, the film has at its core one of the most touching father-daughter relationships ever put on celluloid.