The Dry
Eric Bana is a cop who returns to his hometown after a childhood friend dies in a murder-suicide in this crime drama from the director of Balibo, based on Jane Harper's 2016 novel.
When Federal Agent Aaron Falk (Bana) returns to his home town after an absence of over twenty years to attend the funeral of his childhood friend, Luke, who allegedly killed his wife and child before taking his own life – a victim of the madness that has ravaged this community after more than a decade of drought. When Falk reluctantly agrees to stay and investigate the crime, he opens up an old wound – the death of 17- year-old Ellie Deacon. Falk begins to suspect these two crimes, separated by decades, are connected. As he struggles to prove not only Luke’s innocence but also his own, Falk finds himself pitted against the prejudice towards him and pent-up rage of a terrified community.
- Director:
- Robert Connolly ('Balibo', 'Paper Planes', 'Three Dollars')
- Writer:
- Robert ConnollyHarry Cripps
- Cast:
- Eric BanaGenevieve O'ReillyKeir O'DonnellJohn Polson
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Travis Johnson
flicksA very Australian suspenseful film without the overacting and stereotypes.
Just so you know - I didn't like The Castle, Muriel's Wedding and Strictly Ballroom. Very Australian but so overacted, over directed and such over the top stereotypical characters. Not saying they were bad films just not for for me. The Dry was perfect for me. A very Australian suspenseful film without the overacting and stereotypes. Such a great focus...
Despite the frustrating amount of fake film grain that Connolly appears to have a hard on for, I quite enjoyed the sequences which cut back and forth across decades, however they were probably the only moments of effective visual storytelling in the film. The rest is unfortunately over reliant on run of the mill dialogue from poorly directed actors, which...
FilmInk
pressA fairly faithful rendition but, in some ways, it feels like it could have been so much more.
Flicks, Travis Johnson
flicksFilmInk
pressA fairly faithful rendition but, in some ways, it feels like it could have been so much more.
A very Australian suspenseful film without the overacting and stereotypes.
Just so you know - I didn't like The Castle, Muriel's Wedding and Strictly Ballroom. Very Australian but so overacted, over directed and such over the top stereotypical characters. Not saying they were bad films just not for for me. The Dry was perfect for me. A very Australian suspenseful film without the overacting and stereotypes. Such a great...
Despite the frustrating amount of fake film grain that Connolly appears to have a hard on for, I quite enjoyed the sequences which cut back and forth across decades, however they were probably the only moments of effective visual storytelling in the film. The rest is unfortunately over reliant on run of the mill dialogue from poorly directed actors,...
Share