Product: Tim
Rating: 5.0
Beautiful, Poignant
Having read the book, I can see why Gibson was chosen for the role. Tim is described as someone with features that would have inspired Praxiteles.- Classic and beautiful in Greek purportions. Despite the lack of blond hair the Colleen McCollough ascribed her mentally diminished hero, Gibson gives him the vulnerabity and nobilty that McCoullough describes. Piper Laurie is marvelous as Tim's employer,caretaker and eventual love interest. The Australian landscape was gorgeous ( It reminds me of Hawaii, where I lived a a child). But I was glad this film spared us the full desciptions of how Tim was treated by his co- workers.This is a very sensitive, well thought piece, and I guess I can overlook many inconsistancies withthe book and just enjoy the beauty of it.