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Lantana Reviews

2001

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Ray Lawrence's LANTANA is an intelligent, well-written, well-acted film that is much more than just another cop thriller--it's more like YOU CAN COUNT ON ME with its realistic, complex relationships and believable characters. The film opens with a slow pan over a dead body, eerily reminiscent of BLUE VELVET. Anthony LaPaglia .. Read more

Starring	Geoffrey Rush, Anthony La Paglia, Barbara Hershey, Rachael Blake
Director	Ray Lawrence
Genres	Drama, Romance

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- An intense exploration of prickly relationships rather than a whodunnit, this well-crafted and -acted movie provides both suspense and insight.
- 32140
- - Halliwell's Film Guide
  - 02 Mar 2006 at 15:42
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- - 47
  - 5
  Film-making at its best......
  
  A woman lies dead in the middle of woodland....the relationships of all those involved in finding out how and why she got there are examined. Everything about ... read more »
  
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  - Hurdlemagurdle
  - 77 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 13:21
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- - 1
  - 5
  Pretty pants!
  
  It was ok i suppose
  
  Abit of a drama in the middle of the film
  
  Overall i would only if there was nothing on television
  
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- - Jimjamgem
  - 5 reviews
  - West Sussex
  - 19 Feb 2012 at 21:41
- - 1
  - 1
  Different and fascinating
  
  A slow burner to start with but gradually gets it's hooks into you. The acting is great and the characters very human and convincing. I really enjoyed it.
  
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- - a customer
  - 26 Jan 2012 at 23:01
- - 3
  - 0
  Worth a watch. More than a cop chase-up thriller.
  
  Love. Betrayal. Trust. Marriage. Neglect. Crime. Salsa.
  
  Fantastic cast and very well acted. Beautiful soundtrack.
  
  Altogether a fine film.<... read more »
  
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- - a customer
  - 21 Jan 2012 at 08:33
- - 1
  - 0
  Sound script and believable characters
  
  An excellent film that does not shy away from painting its characters as real people, warts and all, not the cardboard cutouts seen in so many Hollywood movies... read more »
  
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- - Ap64
  - 1 review
  - 06 Jan 2012 at 21:27
- - 1
  - 0
  worth seeing
  
  well acted by all the main characters, gripping drama that is intelligently written, a film about relationships and how they change over the years, unusual in ... read more »
  
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- 1077531
- - a customer
  - 01 Jan 2012 at 20:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Beautiful film
  
  Loved this film - dark, painful but ultimately was about love. Lionel Rush brilliant as usual but all the other actors were excellent too. Well worth watching.
  
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- - a customer
  - 30 Dec 2011 at 07:49
- - 0
  - 0
  Coincidences that transcend your belief. Absurd in the extreme!
  
  Did you ever get the inclination, while watching a film, that you ought to just give up on it and switch it off? Well with this turkey I can confirm that you ... read more »
  
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- 1076615
- - Onlylexus
  - 119 reviews
  - Chesterfield
  - 29 Dec 2011 at 06:05
- - 0
  - 2
  Dull as dish water !
  
  Well where do I start!? in my opinion as near to the end as possible.
  
  I have watched some boring dull movies in the past but this one is in my top ... read more »
  
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- 1062810
- - Kyasmine
  - 19 reviews
  - 15 Nov 2011 at 03:07
- - 1
  - 1
  Almost interesting......
  
  Read the details and it sounds interesting, that's the best bit.The film is soooooo almost there but certainly doesn't live up to it's review.
  
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- - a customer
  - 08 Nov 2011 at 21:31
- - 2
  - 2
  Slow burning drama.
  
  Slow burning, multi-layered Australian drama exploring relationships between the the various characters whose paths cross during the film. Strong cast including... read more »
  
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- - muzak
  - 55 reviews
  - Oxford
  - 21 Oct 2010 at 21:41
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- - 47
  - 5
  Film-making at its best......
  
  A woman lies dead in the middle of woodland....the relationships of all those involved in finding out how and why she got there are examined. Everything about ... read more »
  
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- 7225
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  - Hurdlemagurdle
  - 77 reviews
  - Scotland
  - 07 Jun 2004 at 13:21
- - 18
  - 1
  Hanging Rock revisited.
  
  "Lantana" is an ensemble piece involving four couples living in a suburb of Sydney, similar in intention to Robert Altman's superb "Short ... read more »
  
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- - Allan4syth
  - Norfolk
  - 02 Feb 2004 at 13:19
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  - 2
  Truly excellent film
  
  This is a beautifully told and beautifully acted film. I watched it on a recommendation from a friend knowing nothing about it and was truly entertained. It ... read more »
  
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- - Chrisg
  - london , england
  - 03 Jun 2004 at 21:11
- - 10
  - 2
  Scriptwriting
  
  These is the best screenplay I have ever seen in my life. Couple that with an intelligent director and a faultless cast of high quality actors and the result ... read more »
  
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- 293123
- - lyndonparker
  - london
  - 14 Oct 2003 at 13:20
- - 10
  - 2
  Superb
  
  I watched this film over three months ago and now feel compelled to write a small review.
  
  I think there is no need to describe the storyline as that ... read more »
  
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- - homerj
  - EAST SUSSEX
  - 07 Feb 2004 at 12:34
- - 8
  - 1
  Doesn't Get Much Better Than This
  
  Lawrence weaves a complex and compelling tapestry from Andrew Bovell's intelligent script. He has cast this brilliantly, each actor fleshing out their role... read more »
  
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- - robertconnor
  - 177 reviews
  - Gloucestershire
  - 01 Sep 2004 at 22:07
- - 7
  - 2
  Best film of 2002
  
  I always think that a film which manages to touch the emotions of audience is well worth watching, and Lantana achieves this.
  
  The film for me summed ... read more »
  
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- - HelenJean
  - Essex
  - 28 Jan 2004 at 13:09
- - 6
  - 0
  Tight and gripping
  
  This is an interesting one. An intelligent Australian thriller, it is understated with an emphasis on people's relations with each other and how suspicion ... read more »
  
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- - chlo
  - Kent
  - 23 Feb 2004 at 17:27
- - 6
  - 2
  Unmet potential
  
  I was so disappointed in this movie. I normally love intricately plotted ensemble stories with interweaving strands. But this one's confusion overwhelms its... read more »
  
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- - NormaAB
  - Lothian
  - 03 Jul 2004 at 13:24
- - 5
  - 0
  Amazing!
  
  In honesty I picked this title up because Anthony LaPaglia is in it, (I'm slowly making my way through his resume) but it was so much better than that. If ... read more »
  
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- 107226
- - a customer
  - Suffolk, England
  - 24 May 2005 at 20:42

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