The Dry (2021)

R01/01/2021Crime, Thriller, Mystery1h 57m

Where the truth lies.

Overview

Aaron Falk returns to his drought-stricken hometown to attend a tragic funeral. But his return opens a decades-old wound - the unsolved death of a teenage girl.

Top Billed Cast

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    Eric Bana

    Aaron Falk

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    Genevieve O'Reilly

    Gretchen Schoner

  3. Cast 1

    Keir O'Donnell

    Greg Raco

  4. Cast 1

    John Polson

    Scott Whitlam

  5. Cast 1

    Matt Nable

    Grant Dow

  6. Cast 1

    Eddie Baroo

    McMurdo

  7. Cast 1

    Martin Dingle Wall

    Luke Hadler

  8. Cast 1

    Julia Blake

    Barb Hadler

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    Bruce Spence

    Gerry Hadler

I have a fondness for Australian film. Much of it is brilliant.The Dry is a decent crime thriller but its not, in my estimation, a great film. There's a functional story behind The Dry but it lacks a certain cohesion. The ending that covers off, what is supposed to be a key focus of this tale, the death of a teenage girl, feels more than little, bolted on. Not to mention implausibly convenient. There's a sense too, that many of the secondary characters, are filler. They are padding, in what is effectively, a "who dun-nit", plot line. This has the effect of making the film feel, at time...