June 9, 2009
A well-cast, beautifully acted drama centred on issues of morality, adult relationships and race.
Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Chris Haywood
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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DVD Release Date: October 2, 2007
Stats: 806 reviews
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May 27, 2009This is a difficult movie to watch. Understanding Stewart's and Claire's relationship isn't easy. The story is not really about the girl's murder, yet we keep seeing the murderer weave in and out of the movie. I will have to watch it a second time to try to understand it
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September 6, 2008''It would have been different if she had been white though...''
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) -
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 t...( read more)
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March 5, 2008This 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 ...( read more)
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November 11, 2009In some ways, it's slow-burning and incredibly intense, but in others it's just slow. A very interesting concept here, taking the story of a murdered girl, and instead of tracking the killer and the victim's family, we see how the men who find her body and their families are affe...( read more)
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October 4, 2009I really Like Laura and Gabriel and Deborra Lee were good but the story was incomplete as far as I am concerned. I was bumbed out. Wanted more.
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September 5, 2009I thought it was very dull. I thought the storyline sounded promising but ended up awful in my opinion.
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Critic Reviews
May 18, 2007
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
May 18, 2007
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
[Director] Lawrence's compelling little film pursues a deep question: why people make the choices that they do - and how they then live with those decisions, right or wrong, weak or strong. full review
May 11, 2007
Mick LaSalle, San Francisco Chronicle
Intelligent, superbly acted and finely observed, but Jindabyne suffers from too many extraneous elements and from a story that doesn't land with enough force or purpose. full review
April 27, 2007
Kyle Smith, New York Post
The film is two plodding hours of people abusing themselves, their livers, a corpse, each other and even small animals. Most abused of all is the audience. full review
April 27, 2007
A.O. Scott, The New York Times
It's not just that the clean, efficient lines of Carver's story are blurred and tangled. The real flaw is that the movie's best features -- the aching clarity of its central performances - threaten to...
April 26, 2007
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal
Jindabyne started with a bad idea and the finished film doesn't do well by it, despite the presence of Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne and several excellent Australian actors. full review
April 23, 2007
David Edelstein, New York Magazine
Scene by scene, Jindabyne has dramatic force, but it's an awfully long slog. Carver's smartest tactic was never outstaying his welcome. full review
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