The Man From Snowy River II (1988)
After a few years trying to earn money to marry Jessica Harrison, Jim Craig returns to Snowy River. But he finds that a lot of things have changed.
- Geoff Burrowes
- John Dixon
- Geoff Burrowes
Rating: 6.8/10 by 43 users
Alternative Title:
Return to Snowy River - US
Man From Snowy River 2 - AU
The Man From Snowy River 2 - AU
Der Ungezähmte - DE
Das Pferd vom Snowy River - DE
Snowy River II - DE
Snowy River 2 - DE
Snowy River 2 - Der Ungezähmte - DE
Country:
Australia
Language:
English
Runtime: 01 hour 50 minutes
Budget: $6,830,000
Revenue: $10,743,000
Plot Keyword: australia, horseback riding, horse, ranch, horse whisperer, sequel, 19th century
Pointless sequel. I don't hate 'The Man from Snowy River II', but there's nothing I truly liked about it either. It spends the first 45 minutes dragging out the love squabble between Jim and Jessica, for no reason as it's blatantly obvious where it's all going - yet they decide to do a will they/wont they for a huge chunk of the film. Once that gets sorted, it does get a tad better. Still, the premise isn't that great at all. Cast-wise it's OK, even with the sizeable absence of Kirk Douglas; who played a dual role in the original. Despite Douglas not reappearing, the character of Harrison does return - with Brian Dennehy. Should've killed him off instead to be honest, story would've felt more different and fresher in my opinion. Meanwhile, Tom Burlinson (Jim) and Sigrid Thornton (Jessica) are, again, decent. Quite interesting that Disney decided to pick up the sequel. In the opening scene or two there's a kid involved, which made me fear they were going to fully dumb it down to be family friendly with a bunch of children onscreen. Thankfully, they don't. That, unfortunately, doesn't stop it being an average film.
