I sat down and watched the film (2013) of the same title before tackling the TV series. The film is excellent, with an aura of mystery as the title implies. The acting and dialogue is natural (in an Australian way). The story is enigmatic, requiring one to concentrate.
For the TV series, the location has been shifted from Queensland to Western Australia with the same protagonist, the detective. I thought his acting was not so natural this time round; acts as if he is in a constant bad mood.
In the intervening years since the film, I sense that PC (inclusion and diversity) has crept into the ABC and Australian films: thus, the senior sergeant is now an officious humourless woman and one of the constables is of Indian descent; as we are a good 1,000 km from the capital city, is this likely? The other constable is a bit of a caricature - the bungling, inept cop. Also, one of the town's inhabitants is a convicted paedophile, released during the time line of the series!
Still the story is intriguing; we will have to see how it develops.
Up to part 4 now: as is common with these series, after a strong start, the story has started to drag - slow pace and much unnecessary fill - 5 minutes of tedium and then a short burst of interest (something that is actually related to the plot) followed by more tedium.
For the TV series, the location has been shifted from Queensland to Western Australia with the same protagonist, the detective. I thought his acting was not so natural this time round; acts as if he is in a constant bad mood.
In the intervening years since the film, I sense that PC (inclusion and diversity) has crept into the ABC and Australian films: thus, the senior sergeant is now an officious humourless woman and one of the constables is of Indian descent; as we are a good 1,000 km from the capital city, is this likely? The other constable is a bit of a caricature - the bungling, inept cop. Also, one of the town's inhabitants is a convicted paedophile, released during the time line of the series!
Still the story is intriguing; we will have to see how it develops.
Up to part 4 now: as is common with these series, after a strong start, the story has started to drag - slow pace and much unnecessary fill - 5 minutes of tedium and then a short burst of interest (something that is actually related to the plot) followed by more tedium.