The Dry (2020)

Eye-catching vistas, heroes, villains, red herrings and good-looking actors doing realistic acting. This story runs along nicely with good use of flashbacks to bring storylines together. Having not read the book I did not know what to expect and actually had to clarify a couple of things via a web search afterwards when a crucial discovery went straight over my head. I left the cinema happy to have spent money on this film, knowing that I'd seen a good one.

Fmovies: Excellent cast who re-create the insular feel of a small Australian country town, wary of "outsiders", in a great murder mystery movie. The landscape in the middle of a drought is also brilliantly rendered. Loved it, though there were a few too many flashbacks: a minor quirk. Everyone in our very diverse film group also really enjoyed it.

Beautifully shot and well-paced. Ultimately it's very dark subject matter and so not an uplifting story. But definitely worth a watch. Best on the big cinema screen!

The Dry fmovies. I hope this movie does well outside of Australia. High quality movie with fantastic cinematography.

I usually avoid going to locally produced movies but with COVID there's not much to choose from so we ended up at one. This is the best Aussie movie I have seen in a very long time, in fact the best movie I've seen in over a year (and I see a lot of movies). Highly recommend.

Easily the best Australian drama I have seen. Great acting with even better mood setting and cinematography. 10/10