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The Dry, starring Eric Bana, matches wide open spaces with uncomfortably close drama. Photograph: Roadshow
Jane Harperâs best-selling novel The Dry is one of those books that feels written with a feature film adaptation in mind: a genre narrative (crime mystery-thriller) thatâs pacey, plot-driven and full of dialogue, with a central location ripe for cinematic imagery. Extensive use of flashbacks is built into its structure, and theyâre even presented in italics as if to say, âThis is where the cuts and scene changes goâ.
Director Robert Connollyâs adaptation is a very gripping and polished film, commandingly performed and directed, with an airtight sense of tonal cohesiveness â despite lots of, well, air in the frame, derived from countless mid- and long-shots capturing barren exterior locations in a fictitious Australian outback town. Written by Connolly and Harry Cripps, the script â lik