I love this movie so much

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

Worth seeing just to witness how winsome it is.

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

But I wanted to bring up a question. Jessica played a song on the piano at about the 40 minute mark that sounded like latter half of 20th century music, not 1800s.

A pleasant, low-key Australian western set in the 1880's, "The Man from Snowy River" modestly entertains, but fails to dazzle or fully engage. A young man, Jim Craig, loses his father and needs money to keep the family farm; he finds work on a ranch, where he does odd jobs, and becomes involved with the owner's daughter. Subsequent events test him, and eventually he reaches manhood. A simple universal tale of an everyman coming of age, based on a poem by Australian "Banjo" Paterson. The film is not strong on plot and is uneven on character development; however, occasional excitement erupts in conjunction with a herd of wild horses, which are beautiful to behold and lovingly photographed.The performances range from professional to competent to passable. Obviously cast for marquee value, Kirk Douglas plays two estranged twin brothers, although no camera trickery is utilized to place him in the same frame with himself; while always a pro, Douglas is more effective as the stern ranch owner than as the "colorful" peg-legged bearded prospector, which is more caricature than character. The film's nominal lead, Tom Burlinson, is colorless and bland; while somewhat pleasant looking and solidly built, he is not the young John Wayne that the film needs, and he lacks the charisma to carry such a slight film and engage the audience in his struggles. Burlinson fades into the background whenever veterans Douglas or Jack Thompson, wasted in a small thankless role, are on screen. However, Burlinson's love interest is played by Sigrid Thornton, a young actress with dark intense eyes, who bears a striking resemblance to Elizabeth McGovern; unfortunately, her looks are more memorable than her performance.The first feature film by director George Miller, "The Man from Snowy River" shows the director's roots in television; the budgetary constraints are evident, and the staging static. However, the scenic mountain locations of Victoria, Australia, are often breathtaking and reminiscent of the old American West. Bruce Rowland's music is a major asset, and Keith Wagstaff's photography of mountains and wild horses is excellent, although the camera work is at times self conscious; an upward zoom for a sweeping bird's eye view of the two young people on horseback dwarfed in a spectacular landscape does little but call attention to itself. "The Man from Snowy River" is uneven, leisurely paced, and demands patience; other than Douglas, the actors do not stand out. The film is an earnest effort by a new-to-film director, worth seeing, but ultimately it fails to make a lasting impression.

Kirk Douglas is great in two roles and Jack Thompson is there as he is in just about every other Aussie film these two fine actors get star billing. Jack plays Clancy of the Overflow but its really a cameo. The real star of the film is a young Tom Burlinson and he not only looks great he gives the most heart warming natural performance. It is Tom's film. The producers felt there needed to be a love interest and poor Tom gets Sigrid Thornton who is the only disappointment in the film. Thornton delivers her dialogue quite stiffly almost as though she is reading. There is more romance and chemistry between Tom and the horse than there is with poor old Singrid. The scene of her rescue is however spectacular. But forget all that and feast your eyes on Tom and enjoy the glorious scenery, listen to a magnificent score. Some of the dialogue is rather twee especially when there are direct quotes from Patterson's brilliant poetry. The poem is a great classic and Banjo is one of the greatest writers of all time.

After his widower father dies in a horsing accident, young Tom Burlinson (as Jim Craig) is left to manage his Australian "Snowy River" farm, with only wizened, peg-legged prospector Kirk Douglas (as Spur) to help. Times are hard, so Mr. Burlinson goes to work for Mr. Douglas' wealthy, silver-haired brother rancher "Mr. Harrison" (also played by Kirk Douglas). When a big job comes up, the silver-haired (older?) Douglas feels Burlinson is too young and inexperienced to go along; so, Burlinson stays behind, and falls in love with the boss' daughter, Sigrid Thornton (as Jessica Harrison).The least satisfactory aspect of director George Miller's "The Man from Snowy River" is a weak storyline. Observe, for example, the "Jessica is lost" sequence of events. The damsel gets lost in one of those "freak" storms, while running away. Her worried father rounds up a posses of drunk men to find her, after predicting bad weather. Damsel "Jessica" rolls herself on to the edge of a conveniently appearing cliff. Father and the suddenly sober men don't check Burlinson's farm. Hero Burlinson discovers the damsel. After building a fire, he decides to kiss her.The "romance" is played too innocently for as obvious an attracted man and woman as Burlinson and Ms. Thornton. To make matters worse, the Douglas brothers have a "dark history" which is revealed before any mystery is built up regarding the matter. The main attraction, herein, is the Australian scenery.**** The Man from Snowy River (3/25/82) George Miller ~ Tom Burlinson, Kirk Douglas, Sigrid Thornton