Force of Nature is a lacklustre follow up to the intriguing and generally well received film The Dry.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the series of events that occur in this film, dialogue is delivered with all the forced awkwardness of a high school drama class production.
The plot lacks any serious twists and turns, and rather than leaving audiences on the edge of their seat until the killer is finally revealed it takes the viewer on a beautiful scenic tour of regional Victoria whilst listening to the characters attempt to explain how they ended up in their current situation, however you're largely left bored due to the lack of any meaningful character development, and an overall low stakes story.
Perhaps the book is fantastic and it has just been poorly adapted for screen, I thoroughly enjoyed the previous film and would score it a 7/10, this film failed to even modestly build upon the solid foundation set by its predecessor.
There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the series of events that occur in this film, dialogue is delivered with all the forced awkwardness of a high school drama class production.
The plot lacks any serious twists and turns, and rather than leaving audiences on the edge of their seat until the killer is finally revealed it takes the viewer on a beautiful scenic tour of regional Victoria whilst listening to the characters attempt to explain how they ended up in their current situation, however you're largely left bored due to the lack of any meaningful character development, and an overall low stakes story.
Perhaps the book is fantastic and it has just been poorly adapted for screen, I thoroughly enjoyed the previous film and would score it a 7/10, this film failed to even modestly build upon the solid foundation set by its predecessor.