the audience applauded

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

There's a good chance the film will make you laugh out loud, but if it doesn't, there's an even better chance it will make you openly sob.

The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.

Goldstone is driven by the two central characters who are quite apart when the story begins. The Australian outback would be the other central character which at times is so atmospheric it eclipses even the story itself. That story is a stark morality play. centering around corporate greed in a place the corporation feels it can act autonomously. Goldstone blends elements all seen previously yet does so so bare bones it works. Nothing flashy here in the least as director Ivan Sen keeps the production as stark as the landscape. The two leads are excellent especially the native Aboriginal detective role played by Aaron Pedersen It should be mentioned the musical score is a haunting sweeping one also by the director, it adds great depth and drama.

A wonderfully slow paced movie that gives you time to chew on the underlying fat of what is so screwed up with the Aussie outback political culture. Ivan Sen does not leave anything out, touching on the Stolen Generation, the rape and pillage by mining companies on sacred land, the destruction and disintegration of the Indigenous culture, and even the exploitation in the sex slave trade. It is ugly, almost revisiting that icon Australian movie, WAKE IN FRIGHT.It sometimes takes an outsider to see what is so wrong with a country, as Ted Kotcheff did with Wake In Fright, Louis Malle with Alamo Bay and Wim Wenders with almost everything he made in America. But Australia has its very own soul searching local filmmaker in Ivan Sen, who peels away those layers a bit at a time, with every layer revealing the true ugliness of this country.The plus side was the technical aspect, with the cinematography being the added bonus, perfectly capturing the mood in the isolated remote locations. Once again that was superbly handled by the director himself, who also had a hand in the music.If you are searching for a fast paced action thriller, than keep away from this movie. But if you desire to be challenged and mentally stimulated without having topics shoved down your throat, than seek this movie out, and enjoy what it has to offer.

Goldstone essentially picks up where Mystery Road left off.Which is wonderful for the viewer, because Mystery Road is one of my favourite films, I am a huge fan of writer/director Ivan Sen, and Aaron Pedersen's "aboriginal detective" is one of my favourite all time film characters.What makes these films so special, aside from superb writing, acting, and direction? Cinematography --- as I said in my review of Mystery Road, the country itself is the unbilled co-star and the aerial shots are to die for.The themes. Sen is too good a writer to avoid core underlying themes of morality, good and evil, greed and kindness. Even when you think you are just watching a sunset, you realize there are other things going on.Which brings us to the true genius of this writer/director -- in the opinion of this reviewer, Sen manages to construct the tone and mood of a 1940s film noire in 21st century Australia, in daylight, and in full colour.If you think that is easy to do .. try it some time.Recommended.Don't be shy -- give it a try.

This is the second installment of the adventures of Jay Swan, Indigenous Australian outback detective. Jay is played by routinely excellent actor Aaron Pedersen, but he doesn't have much to work with here. He looks great on screen, but his acting talent is far superior than the screenplay he's been given on this film. His character was introduced in 2013 in the movie called Mystery Road. That movie perfectly depicted the slow building tension of divided loyalties and suspicion in a small town crime story. This second film is set in a mining town and thats where the interest ends. This movie was really boring and nowhere near as good as Mystery Road. Both films ended in a gunfight, but the first one was well shot and well staged. This movie has the ridiculous unbelievable sight of ordinary citizens going about their day as though nothing is happening during a life threatening gunfight. It destroys the tension, not that this movie created any in the first place. It was way too slow, there was almost no mystery or drama or anything an audience can get its teeth into. The photography was excellent and acting was solid, but moreso than the first, it plays out as an unoriginal fanfiction love note to No Country For Old Men.