The Stranger
Two strangers strike up a conversation on a long journey. One is a suspect in an unsolved missing person’s case and the other an undercover operative on his trail. Their uneasy friendship becomes the core of this tightly wrought thriller, which is based on the true story of one of the largest investigations and undercover operations in Australia.
- Released: 2022-10-06
- Runtime: 117 minutes
- Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Stars: Joel Edgerton, Sean Harris, Jada Alberts, Fletcher Humphrys, Mike Foenander, Steve Mouzakis, Simon Elrahi, Alan Dukes, Ewen Leslie, Matthew Sunderland, Lucinda Nicholas, Peta Shannon, Thibul Nettle, Melanie Munt, Anni Finsterer, Patty Glavieux, Adam Morgan, Stephen Leeder, Andreas Sobik, Nick Buckland
- Director: Thomas M. Wright
Comments
- Chris_Ego - 22 December 2022
lame movie based on true events
Yeah yeah yeah the acting is good, the drama is choking me and the suspense creeps in at various places. BUT the storytelling is frustrating. In the first 30 minutes I just didn't understand what all these old farts in suits were supposed to be. Mark and Henry are working for shady men, doing delivery jobs. After a while it was clear that they are no mobsters. Later on I was told more about Henry's past and then some pieces of the puzzle are being put together revealing a framework of the plot. I really liked the scenes when Henry made Mark feel uncomfortable because this is when the story could have gone different places. When Mark experiences nightmares and hallucinations I thought this crime drama turns into a suspense thriller with horror elements. I was ready to see some personalities collapse into each other or at least Mark should see Henry in his mirror image. But then this idea was ditched and the film carries on dragging us through the dirty roads in the outback of Australia.
Small spoiler: the end was unsatisfying to say the least.
