pete451

For a small production, this is quite a polished film. Maggie Nauori gives a really good performance in the lead role. There is some great cinematography of the Canberra locations - such as the ANU playing fields in the fog - although I found the shots of empty Canberra places a little overdone. The character of Joe comes across as very passive and weak.

It is true to the book it is based on, in that it recounts the events quite vividly, but doesn't provide many answers. Overall I thought it was well worth seeing as it told a sad and strange story very well.

This is a movie where the story is driven by the setting, and by the interaction of the characters - action is minimal and the dialog is important to understanding what is occurring in the story.

The characters mumble their way through the movie, and there were NO subtitles on the DVD. So while I could follow what was going on in a general sense, the nuances of the characters and the situation that would be provided by the dialog were lost. The result was a not enjoyable movie experience.

So while the movie may have been well made, the producers have been let down by the makers of the DVD.