It is his conviction for the Martin character that carries most of the other cast members which is not necessarily because of their performances. The slow pace of the film meant that deep, full characterisation was a must but unfortunately they were stereotypical and weak. Sam Neil goes some way to give shape to a confused character that is never resolved or addressed, you think he is going to go one way but instead he goes nowhere.
The story is predictably laid out and because of the pace it is hard to think of anything other then willing the film to get to the point.
The soundtrack and landscape scenes of Australia are to the films credit often atmospheric and vast, this helped to give reason to the slow momentum of the story but not enough. The direction let the plot and cast down some of the scenes were unnecessary and some are just boring pretending to be 'arty'.
It is not an ill-conceived film but it is forgettable, it feels like it has something to say but forgets to say it.
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