 In a solemn season, "Australia"'s bold, kitschy, unapologetic artifice is a welcome respite".In her review for "The New York Times", Manohla Dargis wrote, "this creation story about modern Australia is a testament to movie love at its most devout, cinematic spectacle at its most extreme, and kitsch as an act of aesthetic communion".Andrew Sarris, in his review for "The New York Observer", wrote, ""Australia" is clearly a labor of love, and a matter of national pride.