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Nice acting, shame about the story - or lack thereof, 2 November 2004
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newieboy from Australia
Beautifully shot and well acted, but as a movie this fails as anything
other than a character study, and is frustrating even as that. There is
no real plot. The closest you could come to encapsulating what the film
is about would be to describe it as a coming-of-age story for the lead
character, Heidi. But does she really grow or mature that much? And
what exactly is going on with the other character who fills the screen
for much of the movie - Joe? We never find out. I'm sorry, but I get
the "I'm a country bloke and I have trouble showing me feelings" bit in
the first 10 minutes I've seen him on screen. I need a bit more than
that to sustain me in such a film that relies on character as much as
this one. And there ain't much more. Lots of moody shots of Lake
Jindabyne and close-ups of Abbie Cornish internalising her emotions do
not a movie make. A story would be nice. That's what most folks want
when they pay their $15 to see a movie, and maybe that's why, despite
all the awards in a weak field of Australian films this year, this film
is failing to get much of an audience through the door.
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