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Plot:
Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Ra...( read more 
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MCT:June 25, 2008Engrossing study of human nature. If you found a dead body what would you do. Great follow up to Ray Lawrence's superb Lantana.
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MCT:June 22, 2008The story is familiar: a group of men on a fishing trip far into the wilderness find a dead body floating in the river. They tie it to a tree and continue fishing for a few days and are then ostracized by their community when one of them confesses the real circumstances of when they found and finally reported the body.
The beautiful scenery of the Australian outback and the director's technique of fading simple scenes in and out from black enhance the film's mood of isolation and loneliness. It's a good Laura Linney flick if you are a fan. -
MCT:May 11, 2008Near perfect rumination on the kaleidescope of human emotion, told in a hauntingly voyeuristic manner. Based on a Raymond Carver short story, the script by Beatrix Christian really fleshes out the concepts of guilt, detachment and isolation that resonate through this multifaceted masterpiece. Recommended for those who appreciated Todd Field's 'In the Bedroom' or David Cronenberg's 'A History of Violence.'
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MCT:March 24, 2008
Jindabyne tells the story of four men on a fishing trip who discover the body of a murdered young woman. Instead of reporting their findings right away, they continue their trip and days later return and then report it. Laura Linney & Gabriel Byrne star in this movie and give fantastic performances.
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MCT:March 18, 2008
Laura Linney & Gabriel Byrne were fantastic... Great movie about what happens when you make a big boo boo in judgement & how sometimes others find it hard to forgive... When there is any racial tension, 1 boo boo can set everyone back... Open communications & trust need to be established & in tact in both families & their communities...
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MCT:March 5, 2008
This gritty, somewhat slow moving film merits a look from those who like the principal actors. Linney's character is very frustrating, and I wish I knew more about the reasons behind her behaviour. Not for those who like their movies "wrapped" up into neat little boxes. Thumbs up, but not way up.
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MCT:February 29, 2008
From the first scenes - a sexually-motivated killing, implied rather than shown - Jindabyne holds your attention despite its somewhat slow pace and characters that can range from frustrating to infuriating. Its themes of resident evil, moral ambiguity and the divulgent fragility of relationships make it a difficult film to watch, despite its thought-provoking aspects.
Jindabyne revolves around four men who embark on a weekend fishing-trip, more of an annual ritual where they separate themselves from their wives and lives, hiking deep into the mountains. Shortly after arriving Stewart (Byrne) finds the body of an Aboriginal girl, stripped naked and floating in the river. The four make a telling decision: rather than hike back to report their find they keep fishing; the girl's body is left in the river where the cold water will slow decomposition; they tether it to a tree to prevent it floating downstream and into rapids. That the four think little about the moral implications of their conscious choice is reflected in subsequent scenes where they fish happily, not discussing their find or speculating about what happened to the girl. On returning, the callousness of their delay in reporting their find divides their families and their communities. Most of the focus is on Stewart's relationship with his wife Claire as the incident opens up existing fractures in their relationship. In fact the whole affair makes you wonder if any of the characters involved was ever truly happy; they certainly wonder it themselves. As a film it beautiful creates the tension and anxiety one feels in the isolated Australian bush. wonderful Music, sound and cinematography create an air of the surreal and a lurking hidden danger. -
MCT:January 17, 2008
A heavy emotional film set in the land down under that successfully juggles the issues involved in broken marriages, racism, and values education. Very thought provoking.
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MCT:December 23, 2007
Beautifully shot outback drama which captures the countryside in all its glory. Unfortunately the plot meanders on for way too long and even Laura Linney can't sustain your interest.
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MCT:December 3, 2007This is a little slow but good enough to watch. The ending doesn't really leave you feeling like anything changed.
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MCT:December 1, 2007
A Michael Eavis lookalike kills a girl on the way to a music festival and he fishermen that find her get blamed (not for the death, but for waiting to report their finding). The premise is rather flimsy, the acting is decent and the scenery is quite nice (although rather brown).
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MCT:November 28, 2007
Jindabyne is overstuffed with far too many small, great stories. It would have done best putting the primary focus on Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne's tumultuous marriage, but instead we get subplots about aboriginal racism, serial killers, fishing, and evil little children. Not that any of those would make for a particularly bad movie (except for fishing - but in this context it works), but they all seem to be fighting for a moment in the sun when they would have best served their purpose as dramatic devices. Jindabyne's just a case of one film trying to be too much.
It really is a shame, because there is so much to enjoy about what we get here. Linney is stunning as always, and Byrne is frigid and remarkable; all the other performances are equally resonant. The movie itself is eerie and almost moribund; its atmosphere is great. A subtle, haunting score and the plains of Australia create a very strong impression, whether you want them to or not.
It's not that this is a bad movie - quite the contrary - but it's a brazen waste of potential. With a more judicious editor and a pared-down script, this could be Oscar-winning fare. In its current form, it makes for a good solid dramatic mystery and little else. -
MCT:November 26, 2007
This is a good film with great acting, at least from the main female actresses. It's interesting and kept me involved (aside from the jump-to-jump scenes in the first half hour which annoyed me.)
Good storyline, although there were a few sub plots that were unnecessary.
It could have been really good if the ending had explained WHY, but maybe that was the point, to not explain. -
MCT:October 28, 2007
Pretty good Flix, good for a weekend with nothing to do. Its Australlian, a little slow. Worth the rent.
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MCT:October 19, 2007
a very relaxed and dreamy movie, it really had no sense of direction at all but the cinematography made up for that with some beautiful scenery and touching music, i would not reccomend to anyone who likes mainstream films but i thought it was a relaxed watch and different from anything i have seen before :)
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MCT:October 7, 2007
Great set up, great idea for a story, but EXTREMELY bad resolution. Why do stupid White people think they can do whatever they want to people in cultures they don't understand or appreciate?
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MCT:October 7, 2007This movie isn't bad, atleast not until the end. The acting, the story, and the scenery are all great. The movie was filmed in Australia so you can imagine how beautiful the scenery is. The story is great and simple, even though everyone seems to overreact to what happened. The bad thing about this movie is the ending and its not becuase of the outcome but because you dont really get too much information from it. The movie is watchable so i do recommend you watch it, but the ending for me killed the rest of the movie.
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MCT:September 23, 2007
This Australian movie touches on the treatment of the Aboriginal people but not so much in life more in death. 4 mates go on a fishing trip in a remote area where they find girls body and chose not to trouble themselves about heading back to advise the authorities. The community stirs when the story comes out but my biggest concern was that the time delay caused more stir than the murder.
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MCT:September 9, 2007
i really wasnt expecting much from this movie, the plot never seemed that interesting to me, but it was on fox so i sat down and watched it. I am very happy I did. Laura Linney was so amazing in this role, and the film had me intrigued. the opening sequence sets the movie brilliantly, and the movie always seems to leave u wanting to know more.
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MCT:September 2, 2007
Tensions in an Australian small town community escalate when four friends discover a dead body on a fishing trip. Slow psycho-drama.
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MCT:August 3, 2007Jindabyne is a gripping drama and the central performances are superb. Byrne is exasperating as a man who has hit middle age without growing up but Linney, as his wife,who attempts to build bridges with the Aboriginal bereaved dominates.
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MCT:July 29, 2007
i got bored within the first 20 mins but sat through it for the next 2 hours, my mum thought it was okay though
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