Very Cool!!!

In truth, there is barely enough story here to make a film.

The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

This film is so rare and unusual - I can't really think of many films that compare. If you want something you haven't seen before then this is for you. It seems some people don't like it but I can only assume they are not into anything off the beaten track and should perhaps stick to watching films such as 'White Chicks' and 'Deuce Bigalow'. I don't want to say anything more about it but if you like your movies with heart and intelligence then you must give it a go. Also, perhaps resist reading any reviews that give you too much of a synopsis. IMDb is letting me know I must include 10 lines of text so this is all filler, no killer folks! I shall try to think of films with a similar vibe...hmmm...closest I can come is Terry Gilliam's 'Brazil' (one of his rare moments of brilliance probably because of the influence of Tom Stoppard) Sort-of simultaneously horrible and wonderful!

I came in to this movie after the man was wounded. As they were beginning to grow found of one another..I was captivated. Rachael Blake did a wonderful Performance..Sam, was excellent, so handsome Go Sam. Wow. And Rachaels expression is heart warming, as she first noticed Sam at her reception. As she danced gracefully between the two men, it is amazing. and when she dances with Sam the passion flows. The acting was well done by the entire cast. The directing, Bravo....Clearly, she had found a love , that she can not live with out, And he loved her as well., Her mind simply would not allow her to lose such a love.As she had found with The Man.

A previous previewer said that this was in his/her opinion "like a small student movie", like that would be something bad(?). Anyway, there is nothing amateurish or "student" in this movie. Maybe the guy was talking about the simplicity and small-scaleness of the film. Yes, it is that. But simplicity is/can be very brave and rare today. Many times filmmakers try to hide their lack of ideas under a chaos of different ideas and technical complexity.This was not the greatest masterpiece of all time, but it was well worth watching. The script was very clever, and the directing and the "flow" of the movie was very well made. Sam Neill and the lead actress were very good castings for these roles. I think it's refreshing to see movies that don't try to be anything else than what they are. I rate this movie not compared to any other movies I've seen, but as an independent being and work.

I have to agree with some other reviewers, there are continuity errors which make the film even more unbelievable than it is, great NZ scenery and cinematography, and also it does resemble "Japanese Story" in many ways (not sure which came first, I think Perfect Strangers may have).Having said that, I liked it a lot, Rachel Blake is great, Sam Neill is always engaging, but it is a bit too far fetched or too muddled a storyline, which (along with the continuity errors) makes it difficult to 'suspend disbelief'.One of the aspects I most liked was the 'mainland' sequences with the girlfriends, it was a shame they were so brief, there was a lot to like in those scenes. Well worth seeing, and it does stay with you, possibly because it's a puzzle of a film, whether that is intentional or not is the question.