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02/09/06
Oyster Farmer (2005)
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Reviews Counted:17
Fresh:10
Rotten:7
Average Rating:5.8/10
Runtime: 1 hr 31 mins
Genre: Dramas
Synopsis: After his sister is injured in an accident, Jack Flange (Alex O'Lachlan) must leave Sydney for the small town of Brooklyn, New South Wales, to care for her. Here, on the winding Hawkesbury River, a... [More]
Starring: Kerry Armstrong, David Field, Jack Thompson, Jim Norton
Director: Anna Reeves
Reviews for Oyster Farmer
1 - 19 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticReeves discovers an allegory for the ebb and flow of life in these uncertain times.
03/01/07
There's just a little too much prettiness and plot to compete with all the eccentric behavior of the background population.
11/04/05
... the plot takes some unlikely turns along familiar romantic rough waters.
11/03/05
I think maybe this movie was harvested before its time because, just like an oyster, it blows its juice too soon and then it’s pretty much worthless after that.
10/08/05
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10/08/05
Top CriticAnna Reeves' debut feature film, set in a breathtaking stretch of the Hawkesbury River, jumps from idea to idea like a kangaroo, but it's a charmer all the same.
09/29/05
A remarkably assured debut for writer/director Anna Reeves, whose characters have enough grit to turn an oyster into a pearl... The best Australian film of the year.
09/18/05
Fails to overcome its hokey script and cliched characterizations.
08/03/05
Top CriticReeves' debut feature follows a meandering but scenic course, much like the serpentine Hawkesbury River that serves as its beautiful locale.
07/29/05
If only you could shuck away the humdrum shell of a story about a guy who steals money and hides out among the local river workers, you might have an interesting documentary about shellfish.
07/29/05
While her cast is talented, Reeves doesn't concentrate long enough on any plotline or character to build viewer interest.
07/29/05
This darkly humorous, sometimes even raunchy film mostly eludes a typical cutesy, feel-good formula.
07/28/05
Top CriticA well-observed study of outsiders distinguished by precise performances from a well-cast ensemble.
07/28/05
Top CriticAs an uplifting, enriching series of tableaux of village life in a remote part of the world that few of us will ever experience firsthand, it is never overplayed, but rather beautifully executed by director and cast alike.
07/28/05
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07/28/05
Top CriticLove blooms when we least expect it to and we must be ready for it with open hearts and a willingness to step into the dark.
07/27/05
Something of an afterthought, but it’s a lovely excursion while it lasts.
07/26/05
Writer-director Anna Reeves seems to expect an audience already proficient in marine biology and never clarifies any of the indecipherable mollusk jargon. Aw, shucks.
07/26/05
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