Selected Personal Reviews:
“Burlinson gives the movie’s best performance as Dave Phillips…Burlinson succeeds in creating an interesting flesh-and-blood character”
David Stratton, The Weekend Australian
“But it’s the Man from Snowy River – Tom Burlinson – who gives the film’s most likeable performance as Weld’s self-effacing right-hand man, Dave Phillips.
Burlinson has done at least four horse pictures and his riding skills are part of the appeal but he and (Brendan) Gleeson have some nice scenes together, enriched by their thorough understanding of the attractions of understatement…”
Sandra Hall, The Age, Melbourne
“The best performer for me was Tom Burlinson as Dermot Weld’s Irish assistant. Any iconic Australian film about a horse would not be complete without Burlinson and he makes quite an impression as the man-behind-the-scenes bringing the Irish horse Media Puzzle to its peak for the Melbourne Cup.”
David Woodward, Web Wombat
“Tom Burlinson, who, in 1983, played a young strapper in Wincer’s Phar Lap, makes a welcome return…”
Megan Lehmann, The Hollywood Reporter |