I never knew that Noah was an Aussie! I bought the film primarily to pay out and be entertained by the bad acting, and it did not disappoint in that regard...it's almost the sister film of "Gladiator"! Towards the middle of the movie, Russ shifted to the neutral aristocratic accent he put on to play Maximus, however at the beginning, he sounded like a pub local from Melbourne, particularly in his first line (to his son, Shem) "What are you doing?" Hilarious! At that rate, I thought he was going to say "A flood's coming, but no worries, she'll be right, mate!" However, as predicted, it was a good epic blockbuster in terms of special effects and "big" scenes. And while Russ' image changed several times in the film (from a long haired metal guy, to the modern day Anselmo with a shaved head and bushy beard to the Russ we all know), he consistently played a surly bully, LOL! 3 stars.