Atmospheric mystery with some wonderful dreamy imagery, quite haunting, and an understated performance from Chamberlain. Linked in theme and mood to "Picnic at Hanging Rock".

80.000

Aesthetically, it's amazing. It really does feel like a place on the brink of being consumed by a biblical flood. The endless storm, the crumbling architecture -- it's a film worth watching just for the ominous mood. The story, however, is undeniably cheesy. Aboriginal cults, prophecies, dream projections, oh my! With a better story, it could have been an effective chiller. Instead, it's a atmospheric, though not altogether unnerving, film. Ends on an memorable note.

"Hey man, do you ever, like, stop and think about...heavy stuff? Like, you know...what's REALLY 'real'?" I normally detest films based on the whole "what's reality" premise (hello "Vanilla Sky"!), so all the credit in the world goes out to Peter Weir for churning out a moderately suspenseful flick here, even if it falls well short of his superior "Picnic at Hanging Rock". Chamberlain and the amateur actors put in a solid day's work and the dreamy sequences are equal parts surreal and unnerving.

Interesting and original, but too many loose ends.

This essentially simple film is extremely atmospheric and well shot, it's value shows when contrasted with the crowd of contemporary films with similar topics. Made me remember the Weir experience.

Classic, huh? Usual Peter Weir BS. Not as bad as Dead Poets Society, at least.

You are SOL if you are expecting a "Hollywoodish" thriller. 'The Last Wave' is slow-moving, creepy and can get rather confusing towards the end. There are some aspects of the movie which aren't spelled out for you, but Weir lets you arrive at your own conclusions about them.

A masterfully suspenseful film that successfully expresses the heart of Aboriginal culture as well as delves deep into the psyche of the protagonist.

A socially and philosophically interesting, high-quality mystery and thriller, involving the Aboriginal occult.

Wicked cool and creepy flick.

It's full of things that tend to appeal to me, such as Aboriginal themes, mysticism, and, erm, water. No, really. There's a few moments where the relative low-budgetness is a bit too evident, but mostly Weir manages to sow gold from very little.

There is a decent movie buried underneath the meandering plot and vague dreamlike scenes, but the (rather bland) story takes ages to develop and I felt apathy throughout thanks to the far from engaging delivery. Digeridoo ambient sounds pretty creepy, I'll give you that.

trippy

A film worth seeing, the Australian Aboriginal influences are used to create a creepy, otherworldly atmosphere.

Who....are..you?

An interesting, if not entirely satisfying, chiller.