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Force of Nature: The Dry 2

A sequel to The Dry
Roadshow Entertainment
by
ABR Arts 08 February 2024

Force of Nature: The Dry 2

A sequel to The Dry
Roadshow Entertainment
by
ABR Arts 08 February 2024
Eric Bana as Aaron Falk (courtesy of Roadshow Entertainment and photograph by Narelle Portanier)
Eric Bana as Aaron Falk (courtesy of Roadshow Entertainment and photograph by Narelle Portanier)

There is something amiss in Force of Nature: The Dry 2, the sequel to the 2020 mystery crime thriller The Dry – and it’s not just the title. The adaptation of British-Australian author Jane Harper’s follow-up novel replaces the drought-ridden outback with the tropical rainforests of the Victorian mountain regions – dripping ferns, fruit bats overhead, mud sticking to boots. But even a change of setting is not enough to turn it into a tale worth revisiting. The film falls straight into the traps laid out by its predecessor, becoming a solemn, atmospheric work with underwhelming twists and turns.

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