This movie is disturbing. Basically it's about a truly despicable human being who got away with something unspeakably horrible many years ago, and whose loved one suffers the consequences in present day.
I don't want to give spoilers, but that's the gist. I'm giving it 5 stars because I don't want to downrate the movie just because I hated the subject matter (and I really hated the subject matter -- the bad character is irredeemably bad).
I'd rate it higher, but it's SO slow-moving for the first 2/3 of the movie that I felt myself just about wanting to fast-forward to see if I would actually be rewarded for the interminable scenes where n o t h i n g happens except ominous music building to a crescendo and then abruptly stopping. Plus, the end is extremely unsatisfying.
I'd rate it lower, but the acting and cinematography were both quite good. (The sweeping scenes of Australia's beautiful yet foreboding landscape alone were enough to bump the film up a couple of stars.) And even though the ending was unsatisfying personally, from a storytelling perspective it wasn't actually that bad (though it still could have been done with more impact).
Not a terrible movie, but definitely don't expect to leave with any good feelings -- and be prepared for a too-long ride.
I don't want to give spoilers, but that's the gist. I'm giving it 5 stars because I don't want to downrate the movie just because I hated the subject matter (and I really hated the subject matter -- the bad character is irredeemably bad).
I'd rate it higher, but it's SO slow-moving for the first 2/3 of the movie that I felt myself just about wanting to fast-forward to see if I would actually be rewarded for the interminable scenes where n o t h i n g happens except ominous music building to a crescendo and then abruptly stopping. Plus, the end is extremely unsatisfying.
I'd rate it lower, but the acting and cinematography were both quite good. (The sweeping scenes of Australia's beautiful yet foreboding landscape alone were enough to bump the film up a couple of stars.) And even though the ending was unsatisfying personally, from a storytelling perspective it wasn't actually that bad (though it still could have been done with more impact).
Not a terrible movie, but definitely don't expect to leave with any good feelings -- and be prepared for a too-long ride.