Cannes. Jindabyne.

"Jindabyne is a stunning Australian film in the Director's Fortnight section from Ray Lawrence, a psychological drama based on a short story by Raymond Carver," writes Peter Bradshaw in the Guardian. "Laura Linney and Gabriel Byrne give superb performances... for over two hours, I was on the edge of my seat."

Updated through 5/27.

But Robert Koehler (and where has one of Variety's best been all this time?) finds that the film "never obtains the full impact of its potentially powerful inner core."

Update, 5/27: For Salon's Andrew O'Hehir, "it's a powerful, compelling blend of thriller and character drama that should have long legs and a broad reach."

Posted by dwhudson at May 25, 2006 7:14 AM