feels a bit wake in fright lite.
a lot of the tension in the film for me was waiting for something worse to transpire than what happened in the doco it’s based off… and then nothing.. really happens? 
the working holiday/australian dreamer archetype could have done with a wee bit more polish.
whoever did the sound post production is a genius.

of its time. charming je ne sais quoi, yet forced. most of the morality is high contrast black and white, yet somehow tangled into mats.

uncut gems could never

americanese goodies/baddies canonistic action flick for their present that clearly lays down its morality with heavy hands, but who has time for light hands these days.

if i had watched this on a plane, i would probably have added a half star and had a really solid 6 hour uninterrupted sleep after