A choppy movie with some good bits and some perplexing parts. I went after reading the book, so could fill in the gaps of the story with my reading of the book.
The rating of 5.2 is utter rubbish.
This is a strange little film- not without its merits, but another Aussie feature that relies too heavily on landscape and moodiness than on a coherent and compelling narrative. Based on a Tim Winton novel the beauty and harshness of the West Australian coast is majestically depicted here, but the plot is muddied and muddled with flashbacks and endless super wide vistas and perturbed close ups to really hit the target.
The movie would have been half decent if they had cast actual Australians in the lead roles. Having to sit and listen to those TERRIBLE fake accents made me laugh in parts where I should have been empathising with the characters.
I am not really 'into' romance movies but found this to be a pretty decent summer flick. Kelly MacDonald did great in her performance.
Performance n production quality is ok for low budget Australian drama. the plot was nice in start but it gets stupid later.
The scenery is really beautiful. The story is a slow burner, but it's worth watching for the ending.
So disappointing, on so many levels. Thank goodness for the beautiful scenery & music.