Post Strike Cinema 24' - Force of Nature: The Dry 2

Force of Nature: The Dry 2 is brilliant. Straight up! I loved this film. Despite the delays in releasing this film, I enjoyed this way more than the trailer (featured below). I had lower expectations with the trailer, however the movie itself, excellent.

Clearly a sequel to the 2020 film The Dry, based on the novel Force of Nature by Jane Harper. We have one more book from Harper, Exiles which will hopefully also get a movie release based on the third and final Aaron Falk novel.

Eric Bana is Aaron Falk. Joining him, The Newsreaders Anna Torv, Deborra-Lee Furness, Robin McLeavy, Sisi Stringer, Lucy Ansell, Jacqueline McKenzie, Tony Briggs, Jeremy Lindsay Taylor, and Propser's Richard Roxburgh.

The film will officially open this Thursday 8 February 2024, however there are always advance screenings. Particularly when the film was originally set to open back in August last year.

So what's the plot in the sequel? Five women take part in a corporate hiking retreat deep in the Victorian mountain ranges, one of the five is a whistle-blower and she disappears. Federal Agents Aaron Falk and Carmen Cooper join the search in the hope of finding her alive.

The Victorian bush walking scenes are magic, the spooky undertone of Falk's past also continue throughout the film.

This could be the best Aussie film of 2024. Big call so early on, I know.

This was grand! 4.5 Stars. Well done all involved, edge of the seat cinema! Plus beautiful scenery on the big screen!