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      Paperback Hero

      1999 1h 36m Romance Comedy List
      Reviews 62% 1,000+ Ratings Audience Score An Australian (Hugh Jackman) secretly uses his female friend's (Claudia Karvan) name as his nom de plume for a best-selling romantic novel. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member Silly concept and lame script but some nice outback shots of Australia. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/04/21 Full Review kevin w Typical romance, the boy has already met the girl when we are introduced to them, outback rovers both of them, she an airplane pilot and set to marry, he a truck driver surprised to discover that his secretly penned romance novel has become a success. Well now I've told everything practically and all that needs be seen is the two finding each other, which ain't too far to go as their best friends on top of all that. The real wheel this all spins on is that these characters represent Australian characters (and not those inner city brand of phonies!) so that there's an hidden nationalistic undercurrent in all these proceedings, pride in the homeland, crikey. There's some fun in the thing, but most of it is that the charm is Aussie charm. Hey look, Hugh Jackman before he went international star, too! It's nice. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 03/30/23 Full Review Audience Member pretty cringe-y the whole way through, didn't really feel any chemistry between hugh jackman and claudia karvan, both do better separately.. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 01/14/23 Full Review Audience Member A wonderful Aussie drama. Good to watch a young Hugh and Claudia in action. Very down to earth as the outback is...nothing like Croc Dundee! Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Charming little romantic movie from Down Under, starring a pre-Wolverine Jackman. Lost a bit of its steam near the end but still worth a look. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/18/23 Full Review Audience Member This would be na average romantic comedy, but the australian favor makes it unique. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/21/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      Synopsis An Australian (Hugh Jackman) secretly uses his female friend's (Claudia Karvan) name as his nom de plume for a best-selling romantic novel.
      Director
      Antony J. Bowman
      Screenwriter
      Antony J. Bowman
      Genre
      Romance, Comedy
      Original Language
      English
      Runtime
      1h 36m
      Sound Mix
      Surround