The Last Wave (1977)
A Sydney lawyer has more to worry about than higher-than-average rainfall when he is called upon to defend five Aboriginals in court. Determined to break their silence and discover the truth behind the hidden society he suspects lives in his city, the Lawyer is drawn further, and more intimately, into a prophesy that threatens a new Armageddon, wherein all the continent shall drown. (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Peter Weir
Written By: Peter Weir, Tony Morphett, Petru Popescu
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, David Gulpilil, Olivia Hamnett, Peter Carroll, Athol Compton, Frederick Parslow, Vivean Gray, Morris Lalara, Nandjiwarra Amagula, Walter Amagula, Roy Bara, Cedrick Lalara
Genres: Drama, Suspense/Thriller, Mystery
AKA: Black Rain
Country: Australia
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FrederikA | 70 67% |
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A somewhat inaccessible and messy but by no means uninteresting Australian mystery, that stylistically and thematically bridges a gap between the masterpiece Don't Look Now and the decidedly not a masterpiece Knowing (whether or not that was a gap needed bridging, I'll let you decide).
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Moribunny | 85 95% |
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A socially and philosophically interesting, high-quality mystery and thriller, involving the Aboriginal occult.
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hellsditch | 76 42% |
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"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.
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Barthalen | 58 34% |
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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.
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auhasarderik | 7 61% |
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Proof that, whatever material he handles, and whatever the budget, Weir has a way of churning out good movies just with his storytelling prowess.
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| Average Percentile 60.59% from 442 Ratings |  |