Jindabyne Reviews

2006

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Four men leave the small Australian town of Jindabyne for a weekend fishing trip. On finding the body of a young Aboriginal woman floating in the river, they decide not to immediately alert the authorities. Upon their return, the truth gets out, polarising the community. Read more

Starring	Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Chris Haywood, Deborra-Lee Furness
Director	Ray Lawrence
Genres	Drama, Thriller

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Shes dead. They cant help her. Best to leave her in the water where at least shell be preserved. Such is the... read more on Time Out
- Trevor Johnston,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008
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39 out of 40 people found this review helpful

dripping with atmosphere...

...and the atmosphere is a brooding, dark and menacing one set against a background of multlayered human dysfunction, social and domestic. So not exactly a ... more

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- - A customer from Ipswich, UK
  - Posted 22 Jun 2007 18:07
20 out of 26 people found this review helpful

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A film about prejudice

A telling film in many ways. As the husband of an Australian 'sheila', I know Australia quite well - tho I must say I haven't spent any significant... more

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- - wreeve from London NW3
  - Posted 13 Jun 2007 unknown
18 out of 19 people found this review helpful

australian dream?

anyone who covets the very British dream of spending a year in Australia should watch this film.Ostensibly a murder story it shows the small lives of a fairly ... more

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- - A customer from hassocks england
  - Posted 30 May 2007 19:23
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1 out of 1 person found this review helpful

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WASTEATIME!

Great potential, but not even close to being realised. Yet another moodily indifferent display from Byrne. When will I learn? (he even puts the breaks on '... more

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- - Norman Barry from Surrey, England.
  - Posted 19 Mar 2008 10:56
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful

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Excellent

The acting is superb and the pace perfect. This film is actually about something unlike most and succeeds brilliantly because you can identify with the two ... more

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- - Shunter from Kingston upon Thames
  - Posted 08 Dec 2007 21:06

39 out of 40 people found this review helpful

dripping with atmosphere...

...and the atmosphere is a brooding, dark and menacing one set against a background of multlayered human dysfunction, social and domestic. So not exactly a ... more

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- - A customer from Ipswich, UK
  - Posted 22 Jun 2007 18:07
20 out of 26 people found this review helpful

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A film about prejudice

A telling film in many ways. As the husband of an Australian 'sheila', I know Australia quite well - tho I must say I haven't spent any significant... more

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- - wreeve from London NW3
  - Posted 13 Jun 2007 unknown
18 out of 19 people found this review helpful

australian dream?

anyone who covets the very British dream of spending a year in Australia should watch this film.Ostensibly a murder story it shows the small lives of a fairly ... more

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- - A customer from hassocks england
  - Posted 30 May 2007 19:23
11 out of 11 people found this review helpful

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Carry on fishing

There is a lot going on in this story of rural Australia. It starts with the premise that if you discover a body on a fishing trip you need to report it ... more

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- - Zamy from London
  - Posted 05 Jun 2007 14:02
11 out of 12 people found this review helpful

jindabyne

I just wasted 2 hours of my life watching this film.

I just wish i'd stapled my eyelids together instead.

Storyline weak

No... more

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- - A customer from kent
  - Posted 27 Jan 2008 20:33
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

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Pointless

I carried on watching this film throughout thinking the storyline would eventually have a point. Let me save other viewers the time. It doesn't!

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- - Jackflash from Livingston
  - Posted 22 Nov 2007 16:41
9 out of 9 people found this review helpful

Jindabyne

Slightly confused by the reviews? This appears to be either the worse film of all time or one of the best depending on what review you read. Well let me clear ... more

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- - Stu Goode from Cherry Hinton
  - Posted 11 Jan 2008 22:18
9 out of 10 people found this review helpful

Jindabyne

Absolute rubbish film not worth renting

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- - A customer from Peterborough
  - Posted 04 Jan 2008 17:51
8 out of 8 people found this review helpful

Great acting...

Gabriel Byrne is at his best in Jindabyne and plays the part of Stuart, a garage owner and fisherman in sunny Australia. While on a fishing weekend, Stuart and ... more

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- - A customer from Epsom, Surrey, UK
  - Posted 21 Oct 2007 13:32
8 out of 9 people found this review helpful

JIINDABYNE

THIS IS A REALLY DISAPPOINTING FILM WITH NO ATMOSPHERE OR STORYLINE TO GRIP YOU - THERE IS LOADS OF MISCASTING AND WHATEVER POINT THE FILM IS TRYING TO MAKE IS ... more

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- - NETTYNICKS from Slough
  - Posted 19 Dec 2007 12:30

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Shes dead. They cant help her. Best to leave her in the water where at least shell be preserved. Such is the... read more on Time Out
- Trevor Johnston,
- Time Out
- Posted 04 Nov 2008

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