Watermark

This is the best film I have been to in ages. It is a story of a guy who can't put into words what he has seen. It's sort of a thriller and a mystery rolled into one. At its core is a story that deals with an issue that is very rarely discussed. The central character is deeply tormented by what he has witnessed, but the director very cleverly conceals the mystery until the end.

The visuals are amazing and the soundtrack deeply haunting. You are on the edge of your seat for the entire film and that is true cinema. What struck me was that the film was an interesting unfolding of the drama that was very careful not to give away too much at the beginning. Essentially the two women leads really carry the entire film. Both never appear in a scene together and yet both characters have a profound effect on one another in a way that neither fully understands. It's a very clever film and the director excels at telling this very complex story.

I think WATERMARK is so interesting. It reminds me of PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK-it's so weird and a genuinely frightening film. It's a film that causes so much discussion. I can see why it had a debut at Cannes-and it also had only 5 crew!!! It is so unlike your average Australian film-it's worth going along for the ride

The advertising looked good - the fact that it had gone and done great things at Cannes (it was a Directors Choice presentation) was very positive but I have never been so disappointed in a film in all my life!!

Despite the hype, it wasn't moody and to call it reminiscent of Jane Campion films is an insult to Ms Campion. It was pretentious tripe. The dialogue was appalling, the characters unbelievable and the delineation between past and present at times was very hard to determine (making the understanding of the film even more difficult).

The only reason I gave a rating of 1 is for the music, which really was its only redeeming factor.

A complete waste of and hour and 20 minutes!

That is one very controversial film..WATERMARK is just so weird yet a great film. Everything and everyone is on the edge.it's a thriller made by a woman and that makes it very different. Georgina Willis is obviously a talented director to watch.

The intensity of the drama is such that you are sitting on the edge of your seat the whole time.you know someone will kill but it's the women who you know have the potential.brilliant and not surprising that it is the first Australian feature at Cannes in years.

The film is very confronting and I think this is going to have people really talking fo a long time...I saw it with someone and it really got us talking-it's a film with no simple right or wrong...that is such a change as the audience is left to really think about the events

I went along to see this film on closing night of the Sydney Film Festival and was amazed with the journey this film took me on. This is the type of film you will either love or hate, yet one I fell totally in love with. It's refreshing to see an Australian film that steers its way clear from any other, I have seen in the past... Well done, can't wait to see what you do next.