Force of Nature: The Dry 2

Not as good as the first film ...I think , mainly because the missing lady , was annoying and unpleasant , just couldn't feel anything for her ... Otherwise , not bad ...Kind of satisfied the urge I have lately to return to the old fashioned style of cinematography , when films were more about character development and acting than special effects and non stop action . This film ,definitely , achieves that : there was almost no violence or fights or car chases, or , for that matter -casual nudity or sex . That's why for me it was a pleasant reminder of the days once and for all gone ... I mean , I love some crazy action , but sometimes just want to sit quietly and enjoy a bit of a cerebral thriller )

This film was gripping and unsettling. Contrary to popular opinion, I enjoyed the second one more! It delved into the realm of psychological thriller more than a drama, which the first film leaned into. This made it exciting to watch. The lush forest landscape was a stunning antithesis to the dry countryside depicted in the first movie and the performances were very believable. Sadly, there is a "but". In the way Australian films quite often go, it didn't quite hit the high mark of a jaw-dropping plot twist at the end. Rather, it flatlined. The story could have been more ambitious and punched higher by providing more twists and turns. Additionally, the film explored a number of sub-plots that weren't answered in the end or cleverly tied-off. Overall, this is worth a watch in the cinema and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.

I found this movie to be really well done. The music, acting, writing, plot and overall STYLE is terrific.

There is a lot going on - several underlying plots and backstories. I won't spoil anything for you, but I'll give you a leg up on the backstory:

Alice works for a powerful law firm or accounting firm (or something) that launders money for powerful international criminals.

Her daughter had bullied another girl at their exclusive prep school, and the school had threatened to kick the girl out. Alice then stole money from her work and "donated" it to the school in order to keep her daughter from getting kicked out.

Eric Bana is a policeman who focuses on financial crimes, and he had caught Alice stealing the money. So now, Alice is an informant for Bana, and if Alice stops cooperating, Bana will make sure everybody finds out about her theft and she'll either go to jail or get killed by the crooked people she works for.

Then, Alice goes on a team-building hiking/camping trip with 4 other people she works for, and she disappears.

That's where the movie starts.

My wife and I just picked it sort of at random out of the gigantic number of movies on all of our streaming services, but we were very pleasantly surprised.

Every once in a while you just stumble upon a gem, and this definitely qualifies.

I saw it by accident: its first week.

A noble idea got destroyed by poor scripting and politically-correct casting. Its big merit was the filming, Australian bush landscapes, but even those scenes had to be moody dull. There was far too much intertwining of timelines and unexplained lines. What body was found? Whose son found the body found by someone else. The lone wolf federal investigator was a Hollywood cliche, as were the classic eyeball confrontation scenes with the notional hero vs the police chief.

What stood out? Debra LF as Jill: an incongruous character in the plot, and with a mismatched husband, but still a great performance.

Do what I did: see it at a theatre which lets you brin in wine in a glass.

I have read 'The Dry' and 'Force of Nature' and now have seen both movies.

I believe 'Force of Nature' is a stand alone movie. The negative reviews nearly put me off seeing this one. You don't need to understand anything about 'The Dry' to understand that Aaron Falk is part of the federal police.

It was clever when going back 30 odd years, that the quality of the film was grainy.

The cinematography is beautiful and whilst some of the writing is a bit clunky, overall it's a movie worth seeing on the big screen. I enjoyed the performances by Eric Bana and Anna Torv who always deliver.

It certainly makes you aware of how easily you can get lost in bush.