There's a reason a short story should stay a short story. Not every short can fill the canvas of a feature film. Henry Lawson would roll around in his grave. The fact that Leah Purcell even dreamt that this could be a film for a wide audience is beyond me. The film is disjointed and so slow you start to ask what is the film about? Is it about the treatment of women, some racism? Its trying to have many themes but it doesn't execute them well. You cant tell me that the screenplay was a page-turner, like you couldn't put the script down. Films can be slow if you have an interesting plot and dynamic characters. What a damn waste of a BIGGER budget than most aussie film. This was apparently 8 million dollars, what for?
Great cinematography, great locations, music, costumes and production design, love the colour grading. The child actor was the best thing in the film. Leah's acting is good - not memorable. Rob Collins was a standout and mesmerizing but none of these things were good enough to hold my attention. A waste of a canvas that could have let the right director make an incredible Aussie western. Don't waste your time. Terrible directing by Leah Purcell.
The ending was supposed to be emotional but because of the uninteresting boring journey, it just felt contrived and forced.
Great cinematography, great locations, music, costumes and production design, love the colour grading. The child actor was the best thing in the film. Leah's acting is good - not memorable. Rob Collins was a standout and mesmerizing but none of these things were good enough to hold my attention. A waste of a canvas that could have let the right director make an incredible Aussie western. Don't waste your time. Terrible directing by Leah Purcell.
The ending was supposed to be emotional but because of the uninteresting boring journey, it just felt contrived and forced.