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Could I be the only HJ fan who's seen this?


OK all you X-Men, Van Helsing and even Swordfish and Kate & Leopold afficionados, have I got a movie for you!
You will have a hard time finding a copy of this one as it was made and distributed primarily in Australia. I got mine from eBay, and it was so worth the price! I think I paid about 10 bucks for a pre-viewed copy.
This is some of the best acting I've seen Hugh Jackman do yet.
It's a sweet story of two best friends who find out there's more to their relationship than either of them thought.
I recently reviewed the "kissing" moments in every Hugh Jackman film I own (all nine of them) and none of them compare to Paperback Hero. Maybe it's because the character is so "Australian" and maybe Jackman does better in his native tongue than in American or British accents, but he is just amazing in this. So believable, so funny, so romantic. I can't say enough about this film. It makes me really want to see another highly-acclaimed Australian film of his, The Erskinville Kings.

I'd love to hear from others who have seen this film. How does it stack up to Jackman's other work?



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I love this movie. :-)

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