Review of Cracks (2009) by Daniel P — 19 Dec 2010
Starts promisingly and does have its moments but the complete lack of subtlety (LOOK, ONE OF THE GIRLS HAS ASTHMA - THIS WILL BE IMPORTANT) and some woeful child acting (all affected mannerisms and awful accents) do let things down.
Comparisons to thematically similar films like Picnic at Hanging Rock and Heavenly Creatures are less than favourable, and the ending feels a long time coming. Eva Green is pretty good though, I really like the repeated diving metaphor and the film isn't by any means awful; I enjoyed it whilst I was watching it.
In other words it's entertaining but not really worth seeking out.
This review of Cracks (2009) was written by Daniel P on 19 Dec 2010.
Cracks has generally received mixed reviews.
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