Review of Jindabyne (2006) by God? — 04 Nov 2006

Masterful, the best film of the year, and Ray Lawrence just keeps getting better.

The spirituality is there, and it is astounding on poetic levels. Can you say the film is better than Lantana? No, you can't, but you can't say it's worse. They're two different films by the same director.

And for the metaphorically impaired, notice the opening shot... the barbed wire fence "polluting" the Australian landscape, which symbolizes the European poisoning of the authentic Australian land.

That shot sums up the feeling for this wonderfully compelling film with stunning performances by Linney and Byrne (both are Oscar-worthy).