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Return to Snowy River

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During the 1880s, handsome young cattleman Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson), accompanied by his herd of Australian horses, returns to his hometown of Snowy River to be with his love, Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton). However, Jessica's father, Harrison (Brian Dennehy), steadfastly opposes their relationship, preferring Alistair Patton (Nicholas Eadie), an egotistical banker's son, as a potential suitor. When Patton learns Jessica wants to be with Jim, he sets out to steal Jim's prized horses.
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Joe Pollack St. Louis Post-Dispatch 08/16/2021
While the story is one we've seen many times before, Return to Snowy River plays up its strengths to become a warm and enjoyable movie. Go to Full Review
Sandie Angulo Chen Common Sense Media 01/11/2012
3/5
Occasionally violent sequel emphasizes love over status. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com 06/25/2005
3/5
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Greenbelt H Jul 26 I just made my husband watch this with me. He absolutely loves it. I only give shows I will watch over and over 5 stars. This is one I've seen more than all my fingers an be toes. The music, cinematography, horsemanship is fabulous. See more Timothy B Apr 16 Not quite as good as the 1st, but still really good. See more r 9 09/18/2020 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. See more 03/18/2018 Very paint by numbers storyline. No real chemistry between the romantic leads. See more 04/30/2017 A triumphant return. Jim Craig returns to his cabin to round up wild mustangs to earn money and marry Jessica, whose father prefers the banker's son. This one is (again) a horse-lover's dream and ok for the rest of us. See more s r @ScottR 03/10/2016 Not as powerful as the first, but still entertaining. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis During the 1880s, handsome young cattleman Jim Craig (Tom Burlinson), accompanied by his herd of Australian horses, returns to his hometown of Snowy River to be with his love, Jessica Harrison (Sigrid Thornton). However, Jessica's father, Harrison (Brian Dennehy), steadfastly opposes their relationship, preferring Alistair Patton (Nicholas Eadie), an egotistical banker's son, as a potential suitor. When Patton learns Jessica wants to be with Jim, he sets out to steal Jim's prized horses.
Director
Geoff Burrowes
Producer
Geoff Burrowes
Rating
PG
Genre
Western
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$13.7M
Runtime
1h 39m
Sound Mix
Stereo, Surround
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