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The movie attracted its fair share of critical brickbats, and now the show is doing the same.

Let’s start with the positives, though.

Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman in Faraway Downs

Luhrmann is a showman who revels in his own extravagance.

Sometimes youre in the mood for that."

But such voices are far from the being dominant.

What are the negative reviews of Faraway Downs saying?

Writing in Australian paperThe Age, Kylie Northover gives the show a grudging two and a half stars.

The Guardian’s Phil Harrison isn’t a fan either, giving the show just one star.

The show is “clumsy, confused, borderline exploitative and totally lacking a good story.”

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