Federal police Aaron Falk (Eric Bana) returns to his hometown after being chased out twenty years earlier. The town is a bitter farming community after a year with no rain. His former best friend Luke Hadler and his family have been massacre. The case remains unsolved. Some in town blame him and Luke for another unsolved murder of Ellie Deacon back when they were teenage friends. In flashbacks, the teens hang out by the water hole. The town is a place of secrets and lies as Aaron tries to solve both cases.
This has good atmosphere. The bitter taste of the outback dirt is palpable. It may be better to show most of the flashbacks earlier in the first half. The false alibi story needs to be shown at the start of the second act. There is potential for more red herrings in that case. I can certainly see him going down some investigative dead-ends. This is a very good Australian murder mystery although the first half is a little muddled. Pushing the flashbacks forward would help a lot.
This has good atmosphere. The bitter taste of the outback dirt is palpable. It may be better to show most of the flashbacks earlier in the first half. The false alibi story needs to be shown at the start of the second act. There is potential for more red herrings in that case. I can certainly see him going down some investigative dead-ends. This is a very good Australian murder mystery although the first half is a little muddled. Pushing the flashbacks forward would help a lot.