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Director
Robert Connolly
Cast
Eric Bana,
Jacqueline McKenzie,
Anna Torv,
Deborra-Lee Furness,
Robin McLeavy,
Sisi Stringer
Genre
Mystery,
Thriller,
Crime
Based on Jane Harper's novel series. Sequel to 'The Dry'. Five women hitch-hike along a muddy track. Only four come out the other side. Federal Police Agent Aaron Falk has a particularly keen interest in the whereabouts of the missing bushwalker. Alice Russell is the whistleblower in his latest case - and Alice knew secrets. About the company, she worked for and the people she worked with.
The Film Stage by Dan Mecca
Connolly continues to grow as a filmmaker, as evidenced in his last three pictures (The Dry, Blueback, and Force of Nature: The Dry 2), all starring Bana. While The Dry may hold greater dramatic weight, Force of Nature is a more complicated affair. More red herrings, more technical proficiency.
IndieWire by Vikram Murthi
“Force of Nature” generates just enough mystery never to be boring, but not enough interest to elevate it above its modest trappings.
Movie Nation by Roger Moore
“Force of Nature” is more solid and perfunctory than the even more exotic and atmospheric “The Dry.” But the players, the situations and the twists, which are pretty good, recommend it.
Film Threat by Alex Saveliev
As it stands, it should keep survival fans satiated, mystery fans somewhat aggravated, and those expecting dry stuff, well, utterly baffled.
Collider by Chase Hutchinson
The performances are all giving the necessary punch even when the writing is not. It may frequently get lost in its own narrative woods, but Bana manages once again to bring it all back to humanity.
The Hollywood Reporter by David Rooney
This is a handsomely produced, solidly acted thriller that’s certainly watchable, though the perplexing subtitle is not its only issue. Unlike its riveting predecessor, it’s absorbing but never quite gripping.
The Guardian by Luke Buckmaster
This film drips with pot boiler-ish twists and turns, and is saturated with genre machinations – engaged, like many mystery scripts, in surprising and one-upping the viewer. But developments in the last act especially – and there are no spoilers here – contain some tough pills to swallow.
RogerEbert.com by Sheila O'Malley
The film is well-made and well-acted, but it merely suggests depth rather than actually having it.
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