Jindabyne Review by B Movie Ben (4 Stars)

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Starring:
Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Chris Haywood, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard, Leah Purcell, Alice Garner, Charles 'Bud' Tingwell, Tatea Reilly, Sean Rees-Wemyss, Eva Lazzaro, Stelios Yiakmis, Simon Stone, Simon Stone, Betty Lucas, Stephen Barker, Mala Ghedia

Directed By:
Ray Lawrence

Written By:
Raymond Carver, Beatrix Christian

Jindabyne (2007)

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Movie Review by B Movie Ben

April 6th, 2008

Loss, respect, family interference, and guilt

This film covers so many different issues that you might think it gets muddled, but they all come out in the course of a story and fit nicely in the puzzle.

There is a serial killer on the loose, but that is really just incidental to the story. His latest victim, a woman of color, was found while four men went on a fishing trip. They found the body on Friday, but did not report it to the authorities until Sunday. In the meantime, the had a good time fishing.

The basic question is would they have shown the same indifference if the victim was white? One would think not, and they suffered greatly for that. Gabriel Byrne (Stigmata, The Usual Suspects) and his wife Laura Linney (Kinsey, The Savages) seemed to have the worst time, as she was suffering the most on a personal level over the ordeal. Of course, he dismisses her concerns as she left for 18 months after their child was born, presumably in some form of postpartum depression. At the same time, she is dealing with an unwanted pregnancy and an interfering mother-in-law.

Other issues to come up in the relationships of the other three men are lesbianism, a bi-racial relationship, ad grandparents parenting a young girl after her mother's death. Any of these issues are, in themselves, things that would make life difficult for the participants, but on top of the death issue, it makes for a compelling drama.

Really good film out of Australia, that makes you think as you deal with life.

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