Review of Lantana (2001) by Tor M — 25 May 2017

Never heard about this film until I decided to give it a go. I'm very curious how it went under the radar, there is known faces here and a directors return after a 15 year absense.

Anyways, this Aussie film is a treat. The plot might sound very complicated, but it's presented super smoothly. A cop is cheating on his wife, as she is seeing a psychiatrist. The psychiatrist has some issues with her man after they experienced a child death. There's also a young and pretty paranoid couple with some neighbors being anoyed about their behavior and manners. All these people are connected in some ways. They dance togheter, they met ranomly at bars, they work togheter or they even sleep together. This is a perfect mess and it grinds into you as you try to open up the characters and they're ways. When someone dies the story really opens up - now where about halfway through the film.

Not as complex as you probably would think it is, not stupid or easy to figure - just perfectly mysterious and darn well acted. Entertaining, exciting, smart, well executed and easy to take in and digest. An overlooked gem and a masterclass of character building.

8.5 out of 10 dance lessons.