Mystery Road (2013)

Genre: Drama

Directed by: Ivan Sen

Cast: Aaron Pedersen, Hugo Weaving, Jack Thompson

Running time: 118 minutes

Written and directed by Ivan Sen, and set in the town of Winton, Queenland, Australia, Mystery Road tells the story of Detective Jay Swan, who investigates the death of an aboriginal teenage girl whose body was found on the side of the road.

This film has received many accolades, but, simply put, it did not resonate with me. At first, I found the Australian accent off-putting and hard to understand. By the time, I got used to it; I could not get into the story. There was something missing to truly hook me, and I’m not quite sure what it was. Maybe I simply was not in the right mood for this particular film. In any case, I did not find anything memorable to hold onto here.

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