Kangaroo Jack is a silly, far-fetched comedy about two unlikely American friends who are forced to deliver money to outback Australia by a mob boss who happens to be married to one of the guys' mother. They aren't supposed to know what's in the package they are delivering but one of them can't resist looking and discovers it is a substantial sum of money (by their standards). Anyway, once in Australia, they hire a four-wheel-drive and head off towards Coober Pedy where they are supposed to deliver the package. They obviously have no idea about the Australian outback (interior) because they don't even take hats - an essential survival item in Aussie. It is also obvious that they have no idea what the 2000 km trip from Sydney to Coober Pedy entails but they set off anyway.
Along the way, we are shown a scene of Uluru (Ayers Rock) which is nowhere near the route they are taking but I guess that's just something that most non-Australiand connect with the outback and that's obviously excuse enough to include it! They also end up at Alice Springs (also nowhere near their route - unless they take a very long way around!). However, as a result of various adventures which a mildly humorous, our two American city boys end up wandering lost in the Aussie desert (without hats or water - a great recipe for probably not even lasting a single day - it gets to temperatures of over 50 degrees Celsius in the outback!).
The story (and its title) centres around a kangaroo that the guys hit along the way and, thinking they've killed it, put a jacket on it and take photos - except that it isn't dead and suddenly hops off still wearing the jacket - with the package of money in the pocket!
Various ridiculous adventures follow including a flight with a drunken bushman, a camel ride with a rather attractive American research biologist and confrontations with the bad guy they were sent to as well as one of the henchmen of the guy who sent them who all seem to have no difficulty finding them in the middle of several hundred thousand square kilometres of desert.
Yet again, this is one of those movies that I believe should be classed as a farce (except that IMDb don't have that classification) because it is totally farcical. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing if you like farces. I don't mind them for a light diversion from more serious movies occasionally (which is why I have given it 5) but this one really does leave a lot to be desired! The CG of the kangaroo is clever though.
Along the way, we are shown a scene of Uluru (Ayers Rock) which is nowhere near the route they are taking but I guess that's just something that most non-Australiand connect with the outback and that's obviously excuse enough to include it! They also end up at Alice Springs (also nowhere near their route - unless they take a very long way around!). However, as a result of various adventures which a mildly humorous, our two American city boys end up wandering lost in the Aussie desert (without hats or water - a great recipe for probably not even lasting a single day - it gets to temperatures of over 50 degrees Celsius in the outback!).
The story (and its title) centres around a kangaroo that the guys hit along the way and, thinking they've killed it, put a jacket on it and take photos - except that it isn't dead and suddenly hops off still wearing the jacket - with the package of money in the pocket!
Various ridiculous adventures follow including a flight with a drunken bushman, a camel ride with a rather attractive American research biologist and confrontations with the bad guy they were sent to as well as one of the henchmen of the guy who sent them who all seem to have no difficulty finding them in the middle of several hundred thousand square kilometres of desert.
Yet again, this is one of those movies that I believe should be classed as a farce (except that IMDb don't have that classification) because it is totally farcical. Not that that is necessarily a bad thing if you like farces. I don't mind them for a light diversion from more serious movies occasionally (which is why I have given it 5) but this one really does leave a lot to be desired! The CG of the kangaroo is clever though.
