Welcome to the place of dust and sorrow. The Dry is a riveting mystery crime drama set in the Australian outback that focuses on a small town struggling in the midst of a drought and reeling in the wake of a murder-suicide.
Federal agent Eric Bana returns home for the funeral, but the unsolved death of a teenaged girl from his youth is also brought back into the spotlight, thus forcing him to face two mysteries. He's haunted by his past and ostracised by some of the locals for it, prompting him to tread carefully as violence is never far away...
The narrative is structured well, and the storytelling is efficient, frequently intercutting flashbacks as the protagonist reminisces about his murky past which is integral to the present. Overlapping sound and a moody score accentuate many sequences, beautiful cinematography compliments the sun-scorched setting, and the narrative concludes powerfully and satisfyingly.
8/10.
Federal agent Eric Bana returns home for the funeral, but the unsolved death of a teenaged girl from his youth is also brought back into the spotlight, thus forcing him to face two mysteries. He's haunted by his past and ostracised by some of the locals for it, prompting him to tread carefully as violence is never far away...
The narrative is structured well, and the storytelling is efficient, frequently intercutting flashbacks as the protagonist reminisces about his murky past which is integral to the present. Overlapping sound and a moody score accentuate many sequences, beautiful cinematography compliments the sun-scorched setting, and the narrative concludes powerfully and satisfyingly.
8/10.