Last Stop Larrimah

This was great. They way the story is told, will keep you guessing. Guessing which side you're on. They cinematography is really well excecuted and the line up of real life characters is unbeliveable. A gem for the true crime audiences out there. But it also tells the tale of humans- humans with too much time on their hands, living in the middle of nowhere, drinking the day away, just being.

I kind of want to go visit the town now, that i feel like i know everybody there. Meet the colorful characters, have a beer, and talk about what REALLY happened that night Paddy went missing. Great, great documentary.

If you love Fargo (the film), you'll probably enjoy this as a real life whodunnit, with a wealth of eccentric Fargo-like characters, each and every one of them far stranger than fiction.

In a nutshell, this true story revolves around 11 people who are the sole inhabitants of a tiny villlage off the beaten track in northern Australia. Did I say 11? I mean 10. One of them has mysteriously disappeared, presumably murdered. You'd think with such a meagre population it wouldn't be too difficult to narrow down a suspect or two, right? Yeah, unless the potential murder victim had more than a few enemies among his ten-fold brethren.

To further complicate matters, the remaining ten don't like (any of) each other much either, and that's me putting it very mildly.

This 2 episode series is hard to compare with anything else, but I can say this: the individuals who tell the story - Larrimah's population, all of them potential suspects (and some cops from the nearest glimpse of civilization) - had me completely absorbed. There's lots to say about them, but it's hard to find the words, I assure you. And if you have yet to watch this, the less said the better.

Too slow to be that boring.

It's basically an episode of "Days of our lives" Aussie bush version.

Maybe this is a typical small Aussie bush town but damn did they have to live up to all out crappy stereotypes?! How embarrassing The alcoholism is at the centre. They'd have to all be drunk driving every day. Disgusting.

The cussing like it's normal. Classy.

Living in a town with so few people is asking for trouble. Not only are troubled people attracted to towns in the middle of nowhere but familiarity breeds contempt and it certainly did here. U won't like these "characters".

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So, I watched this yesterday, and I really enjoyed it. It starts off with some interesting characters living in a very uninteresting town in the middle of nowhere. Early on we get a closer look at the characters (11 in total) and their backgrounds. There's Fran the pie lady that's lived there forever and who lays claim to establishing the town, and Paddy the Irishman who arrived from Ireland years ago, who on his way to wherever on arriving in Australia decided the trip was taking too long so stop and decided to settle down in Larrimah. Initially it seems Paddy is liked by everyone. Problem is it's hard to find anyone Paddy has a good word to say about! What is revealed about the townsfolk when the police arrive to investigate Paddy's subsequent disappearance is eye-opening. All is not what it seems in this seemingly chummy little town. Very well put together with lots of things you just can't help laugh about. The ending is unexpected, though not surprising, and for me at least it pointed the finger clearly at the murderer. There should be more doco's like this one that keep you guessing right to very end.

Ok, weird anomaly watching "Last stop in Larrimah", after watching "Pain Hustlers", "Transparent" inadvertently!!. I'm a true blue Aussie and obviously now a Jay Duplass fan without knowing it. I'd heard the podcast and the visual will hope help find the culprit. Worth the watch!

Pure coincidence in hitting the button to watch this informative documentary but insightful to the going's of the outback especially where a missing person/murder has occurred (think Pete Falconio) for us regional mob or the city slickers and I guess the rest of the world. Maybe they'll keep us updated on news as it comes, but won't hold my breath!!!!