Achieves an intelligence, eloquence and emotion that showcases Australian film at the height of its powers.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 28, 2020

Lantana is an embarrassment of riches. Its beautiful storytelling as its thread of conflict and insinuation are used to expose unsettling truths. A real gem of rich performances that should not be overlooked.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Apr 7, 2020

It's not entirely far-fetched to see a link between the clunky expositions of character, plot and theme from an everyday soap, to those in Lantana.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Feb 4, 2019

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 6, 2005

As a mystery, "Lantana" is memorable. But as a study in human relationships and the human condition, it's unforgettable.

| Original Score: A | Dec 1, 2005

... boldly, thoroughly, and honestly explores the difficulties of unconditional love in a society that teaches us that we should never deny our base appetites and impulses.

Full Review | Original Score: A- | Jan 15, 2005

The sort of movie that highbrow critics love to overrate...It's Married With Children for serious-minded folks without a sense of humor.

| Sep 23, 2004

The movie doesn't have the appeal of a Hitchcock psychological murder mystery. It's more a well-acted study about the thorny landscape of relationships.

| Original Score: 3.5 | Jun 25, 2004

It has a sensuality years away from the young faces and trainer-toned bodies we've come to expect.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 26, 2003

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 10, 2003

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 2, 2003

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Feb 8, 2003

Australian import “Lantana,” however, is a step in the right direction.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jan 29, 2003

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 8, 2002

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 10, 2002

It makes thoughts and emotional webs run wild in our heads, and leaves us unsure of how to describe them, simply by focusing on the complexity of people.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 9, 2002

Warmly received at its world premiere (Opening Film, Sydney Film Festival, June 8, 2001), Lantana is a film for film lovers, an engaging character study whose subjects are as varied as they are self-contradictory.

| Aug 17, 2002

| Original Score: 5/5 | Aug 5, 2002

A meditation on fidelity in marriage where the suspense and surprises stem from who has -- or hasn't -- been betraying each other and how.

Full Review | Jul 20, 2002

Cutting up love---In every dream house grows a Lantana of heartache

Full Review | Jul 15, 2002