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By Tim Robey (1,578) for The Telegraph (1,120) on 06 Aug 2021

It’s consistently absorbing as well as evocative to the harsh finish, with mordant plot surprises Connolly keeps smartly tucked away…

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By Jared Mobarak (867) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 04 Jun 2021

The Dry reveals itself as an engaging thriller in the vein of fellow Australian production Top of the Lake with duplicitous figures sharing…

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By Alex Saveliev (258) for Film Threat (5,156) on 26 May 2021

We’ve seen it all before: the obsessive cop with emotional baggage, the small-town folk being interrogated, the lovey-dovey subplot, the…

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By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for New York Magazine (Vulture) (3,519) on 24 May 2021

The Dry is a beautiful thriller that leaves us not with explanations, but with overwhelming sadness…

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By David Ehrlich (1,229) for IndieWire (3,631) on 24 May 2021

The result is a raw but straightforward detective yarn that feels nagged by the past rather than bedeviled by it, when even a pinch of the…

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By K. Austin Collins (343) for Rolling Stone (4,035) on 24 May 2021

The Dry is solid and appreciably sad but, for all the virtues of its rough symbolism and intriguing backstory, almost too jampacked with discovery…

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By Katie Walsh (1,279) for Chicago Tribune (6,211) on 21 May 2021

At times, it can feel a bit like “Clue” with so many plausible characters and motives swirling around and around, but Bana keeps it grounded,…

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By Sheila O'malley (474) for RogerEbert.com (5,563) on 21 May 2021

Part of the joy of The Dry is watching this excellent cast in action…

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By Moira Macdonald (1,892) for The Seattle Times (964) on 20 May 2021

The familiarity is part of what makes The Dry tick along so nicely; it reminds you of other good movies even as you enjoy its own special flavor…

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By Joe Morgenstern (2,395) for Wall Street Journal (3,071) on 20 May 2021

Watching the film is such an intense experience that most of its flaws fall away and its red herrings serve only to enhance the local color…

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By Jacob Oller (247) for Paste Magazine (2,906) on 20 May 2021

As is, The Dry’s condensed yet unfocused, by-the-numbers drama might be fine enough, but those looking for a truly great telling of this…

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By Jason Bailey (832) for The Playlist (3,871) on 20 May 2021

Bana is one of the producers of The Dry, and it’s not hard to see why he wanted to act the role, which is uniquely suited to his specific…

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By Nicolas Rapold (488) for The New York Times (9,847) on 20 May 2021

The many red herrings and the dark-secret finale recall the reliable, compulsive appeal of a page-turner, although the tensions don’t always…

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By Michael Ordona (350) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 20 May 2021

Bana is, as always, a very watchable screen presence; the film is not bad…

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By Mick Lasalle (3,303) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 19 May 2021

Bana is rock-solid throughout, able to convey sensitivity and moral probity through a not quite impassive facade — never overdoing it, never…

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By Lindsey Bahr (430) for The Associated Press (882) on 19 May 2021

Anyone hooked on Mare of Easttown and looking for a holdover in between episodes would be well-served by the intrigue of The Dry…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 18 May 2021

Aussie director Robert Connolly (“The Bank”) takes his time with this material, slowly building up characters, layer by layer…

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By Chris Barsanti (896) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 18 May 2021

The particulars of the central mystery are mundane, to the point where the film itself doesn’t spend too much time digging into them…

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By Anthony Lane (1,079) for The New Yorker (1,837) on 17 May 2021

The plot of The Dry, it has to be said, is not a model of elegance and plausibility…

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By Sarah Ward (538) for Screen Daily (1,021) on 25 Feb 2021

While little here eschews genre conventions, Bana’s weathered performance and striking work by DoP Stefan Duscio ensure that this is a gripping-enough…

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