Given that this is one of the very first Children's Film Foundation movies in existence, I wasn't quite sure what to expect from it. The story is set in Australia and sees a group of kids hunting down some horse thieves including Chips Rafferty among their number. Would it be twee and dated? I needn't have worried in that respect; this is fun and inventive entertainment, with the kids displaying all kinds of HOME ALONE-style ingenuity in their battles with the adult villains, and the stunning wilderness scenery brings to mind the later classic WALKABOUT. Kudos too for the presence of Neza, the Aboriginal kid who proves an expert tracker and whose presence is handled with more sensitivity than expected.
Review of Bush Christmas
