Always the issue with Australian productions, Mystery Road suffers from middling to bad acting and probably direction and problematical pacing. Add to that a panoply of tropes and a whiff of the ole SBS inclusive drama I got the feeling I'd seen this all before. Some of the leads are really solid, others are just over- or undercooking it most of the time. So there's that.
The big plus for me was the cinematography, absolutely top shelf. But boy was this sloooow, and with so many scenes that had little point, (and big red herrings) and that went on for far too long and could have been chopped. A three or four parter might have been a better option.
The big plus for me was the cinematography, absolutely top shelf. But boy was this sloooow, and with so many scenes that had little point, (and big red herrings) and that went on for far too long and could have been chopped. A three or four parter might have been a better option.