Friday, June 22, 2007

JINDABYNE




Drama

PRINCIPAL CAST MEMBERS
Gabriel Byrne: Stewart Kane, owner of the town garage
Laura Linney: his American wife Claire
Sean Rees-Wemyss: their son Tom
Eva Lazzaro: his best friend Caylin-Calandria
John Howard: one of Stewart’s fishing buddies Carl
Stelios Yiakmis: Rocco, another one

REVIEW
Terrific acting by Byrne and Linney is supported by the rest of the cast. The way it plays out, the movie seems like a real-life story (maybe it is?) with enough time given for character development. The result is they come across as real people.

Although it proceeds at a fairly slow pace, you do not get bored. Several questions remain unanswered leaving it to the viewer to provide their own interpretation of the events that unfold.

The cinemaphotography has some great shots of the Australian outback but a bit repetitive as we get to see the same lake more than a few times.

CLASSIFICATION
for disturbing images, language and some nudity.

FOR NITPICKERS ONLY
Stewart takes a photo of Rocco holding up the fish he caught. His rod creates a shadow on the left side of his face. The published picture does not have this shadow.

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