OK, film lovers, fasten your seat belts for a great, I mean great, thriller! Lantana? Huh? Yes, a lesser known film from 2001, made by Aussies and starring two of our aging favorites, Geoffrey Rush and Barbara Hershey, is the standout of the day! The film opens with a shot of a woman's body in the woods....carefully photographed with beautiful flowers and melodic, soft music...then bam, we're face-to-face with two sweaty lovers very "enrapt" in the moment! Somewhat Tarantino-esque, you might say. From there on, it's a who-dunnit at the core...but far more significantly, it's a psychological piece about thirty-somethings who seek fulfillment at an age where, alas, the open arms of lovers seems to fill the bill. With interwoven themes of sex, love, fidelity (and the obvious lack thereof), violence, mystery, and angst, this film is a winner! Here are a few comments I lifted from the Web:
Something close to a masterpiece, 8 May 2003
This original film, one of the best of the new millennium I have seen, stayed with me long after they ran the closing credits. It is well worth the two hours.
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