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By Don Groves (134) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 04 Jun 2013

Joel Edgerton's emergence as a bona-fide international star should give this smart, slick Australian-produced thriller a reasonably high profile…

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By Sam Adams (514) for Time Out (7,510) on 03 Jun 2013

With greater faith in its material, the movie could have dispensed with its time jumps and saved the reveals for when they matter most…

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By Brian Tallerico (1,600) for HollywoodChicago.com (623) on 03 Jun 2013

It's a vacation in which the guide book has been purposefully reordered and organized to disguise what would have been much more interesting…

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By Abhimanyu Das (25) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 02 Jun 2013

From the opening montage alone, it's clear that Australian director Kieran Darcy-Smith plans to play his cards close to the vest in this maddeningly…

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By Shaun Munro (472) for What Culture (594) on 24 Oct 2012

Joel Edgerton nurses the hangover from Hell in this superbly acted, impressively edited and consistently engaging Aussie thriller…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 29 Jun 2012

For the most part this extremely well-acted Australian missing-person drama hits all the right buttons…

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By William Goss (413) for Film.com (1,892) on 28 Jun 2012

Wish You Were Here goes to a dramatically gripping place of guilt and doubt; if only its grip had held just a bit tighter…

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By Matthew Pejkovic (770) for Matt's Movie Reviews (913) on 02 May 2012

Australian thriller Wish You Were Here works as a cautionary tale about burying dark secrets, yet its distractive structure weakens its overall…

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By Cameron Williams (256) for The Popcorn Junkie (236) on 29 Apr 2012

A brilliant Australian film that examines Australians abroad, relationships and the consequences of having a bulletproof attitude when travelling…

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By Blake Howard (505) for 2UE That Movie Show (314) on 25 Apr 2012

The performances are raw, real and beautiful by the three leads Edgerton, Price and Palmer…

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 25 Apr 2012

This is an impressive debut from Darcy-Smith and for producer Angie Fielder…

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By Scott Murray (5) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 25 Apr 2012

Wish You Were Here may misjudge how to tell its story, but it remains a fascinating and highly relevant film…

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By Sandra Hall (505) for Sydney Morning Herald (1,256) on 25 Apr 2012

It is tightly plotted with a scary denouement that nails its point about the deadliness of rogue circumstance in a very satisfying way…

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By Anthony Morris (102) for The Vine (179) on 25 Apr 2012

Australian films rarely have difficultly looking good, and this one makes both Sydney and Cambodia look gorgeous and yet slightly menacing…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 25 Apr 2012

For the most part, this is consistently strong and intriguing stuff, let down only by a seemingly rushed (or possibly ill-conceived?) final act…

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By Erin Free (200) for FILMINK (Australia) (1,405) on 25 Apr 2012

Announcing its debut director Kieran Darcy-Smith as a talent to watch, this superbly crafted tale always roots its thrills in rich characterisation…

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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 19 Apr 2012

The filmmakers have got everything right for a genre film that sets out to keep us on the edge of our seats…

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By Edward Douglas (1,395) for ComingSoon.net (2,031) on 30 Jan 2012

The type of heavy drama that might not necessarily play for mass audiences but the skill of filmmaking and talented cast should bring the film…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for AV Club (2,778) on 21 Jan 2012

The filmmakers keep the film at a low simmer throughout, subtly ratcheting up the tension as it circles back and forth from the fateful night…

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By Amber Wilkinson (674) for Eye for Film (1,537) on 20 Jan 2012

The acting is unwaveringly excellent, but there's a sense of the film developing a 'holding pattern' of broodiness to keep us occupied until…

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