‘Force of Nature: The Dry 2’: Eric Bana Returns in a Complicated Second Aussie Mystery
variety.comDennis Harvey Film Critic After getting through the reopened old wounds and fresh corpses of “The Dry” in his dusty outback hometown, Eric Bana’s Federal Agent Aaron Falk certainly deserved a change of scenery.
He gets one in woodsy “Force of Nature: The Dry 2,” though naturally the second feature adapted by director Robert Connolly from Jane Harper’s print mystery series soon finds him equally knee-deep in troublesome sleuthing.
This sequel to one of Australia’s biggest homegrown hits reprises much of its page-turning plottiness — as well as a straining for emotional depth that proves elusive.
IFC is releasing to U.S. theaters and home formats on May 10. Once again, and perhaps a little too neatly, a case forces Falk to revisit the tragedies of his own past.
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