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Genre: Feature Film-Drama
Rating: NR
Release Date: 27-NOV-2007
Media Type: DVD
HU7
Reviewed in the United States on August 17, 2018
We were loving this movie pretty much all the way through until the awful ending. Great actors, great direction, great dialogue. We did expect some kind of resolution to all the mysteries and hints that make up most of the plot. The plot would only make sense if some questions were answered at the end - but the movie just falls off a cliff. It's a big let-down, made bigger precisely by the rest of the movie being so well made - you get invested and drawn into it, and then you're left out in the cold.
apples
Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2017
Great movie
blumenberg
Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2016
Wonderfully moody and superbly acted flick
Brian
Reviewed in the United States on May 4, 2012
'In the Winter Dark' is a difficult film to categorize. Adapted from a book by Tim Winton (an Australian author whom I haven't read), ITWD generally is listed as a psychological thriller, but aside from a vague air of impending dread, there's nothing terribly suspenseful about it. Rather it's a mood-driven, alternately disturbing and humorous character study of four emotionally-- and to a lesser extent geographically-- isolated neighbors in rural Australia who've banded together to figure out what sort of creature has been savagely killing their livestock and other nearby animals. It's slow and at times surreal (as framed by one character's off-and-on dream-themed narration), and, because it's nicely acted and photographed, interesting to watch. But as far as payoff for our investment in the story and these characters goes, the premise proves to be deeper than the execution, and by the third act, instead of building to a satisfying climax of metaphor-meets-plot-resolution (or non-resolution), events take over and we're presented with a somewhat conventional, albeit appropriately morose, 'message movie' ending wherein we are shown, predictably, that the external enemy is no match for the internal. Overall, high technical/conceptual marks go to Aussie director James Bogle with wishes for a more incisive screen treatment. The BFS DVD features a trailer and cast bios, and offers a sharp 1.33:1 transfer of the film, which appears to be its original aspect ratio. 3-plus stars.
Munchkin
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 17, 2011
A classic from Australia.My sis bought this back for me from her year-long sojourn in Australia and it is a stunning film.The soundtrack alone is superb but married with a cast of this calibre you have a real treat!
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