The Dry

The Dry is the closest movie this summer to Mare of Eastown. How? For starters, you've got an unsolved murder from years ago that brings back DetectiveEric Bana to his hometown to investigate a tragic murder-suicide that involved one of the original suspects. Once you get past the Australian accents, you can enjoy a well written, yet somber who-done- it play out. Who's hiding long kept secrets? Just like Mare of Eastown there are a couple of red herrings that lead you off the path. Great acting. Great cast. Great ending, this movie is easily one of the best murder mysteries of 2021

Eric Bana (Aaron Falk) Captivates in Tense Aussie Crime Drama, "The Dry," co-written and directed by Robert Connolly ("The Slap," "Balibo," "The Bank"), based on the novel by Jane Harper. Bana plays a policeman in Melbourne, Australia who goes back to his rural hometown of Kiewarra, in the midst of a long, lingering drought, to attend the funeral of childhood friend, Luke, whose wife and son were brutally murdered. Falk stays and works with the Town Sergeant to try and solve the case of the three deaths. Falk also learns to come to terms with his own role in the unsolved death **** from the town that he befriended when he was a teenager, reopening old wounds. The movie offers twists-and-turns, suspense and a few suspects, with an ending that's a complete surprise, especially for those who haven't read the novel.

(Mauro Lanari) Sorrowful, sober, poignant, whispered: once the great cinema and the best art followed these aesthetic principles today instead more and more set aside and despised. It can be mistaken for a dispersive film, while it is the remarked metaphor of the drought that has persisted for almost a year, for a lifetime, since the entire history, the chronic shortage of a saving rather than redemptive water to drink and wash. The version of the masterpiece "Under the Milky Way" is also harmonically desiccated and dried up. So far Australia's most successful thriller, Connolly transforms it into the visionary and survivalist vibe of the landscape and its inhabitants.

Sin faltar al respeto, es como un telefilme de domingo ****, un trhiller-misterio policial, pero con un toque más, con mejor calidad, y un buen guion. Está bien, pero le falta algo, el prota no me dice nada, y de primeras no llama la atención la película, supongo que un pogo por el título, que ya os digo, no tiene demasiado que ver. La fotografía no le favorece, aún así, tiene una buena historia y funciona en sus partes. · Cosas buenas: el guion es lo mejor, el montaje paralelo es intenso y en general el ambiente mola, con ese toque oscuro de misterio, interesante, funciona muy bien. · Cosas malas: la notas como apagada, que le falta algo de chispa y de ritmo, quizás hubiera funcionado mejor con 15-20 minutos menos. · Conclusión: Es entretenida, pero no como para ir al cine a verla, si algún día te la encuentras por la tv, es una muy buena opción.

This has a slight feel of 'The Tourist' about it as its an Australian mystery film but it's definitely not as good as that show. I didn't feel too much emotional concern for or about the characters, other than the main character perhaps because he's clearly not well regarded when he returns home, which seems a little unfair but for the most part, the characters didn't interest me much. It's somewhat tense and it's sort of ok but not a film I'd actively recommend, no.