“The Dry” isn’t the most spectacular mystery or crime film you’re ever going to see, but it still manages to use the talents of its underrated protagonist well enough to entertain us for almost two hours. [Full review in Spanish].

| Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 1, 2025

The elements of The Dry may be conventional, but the presentation, as well as Connolly’s attunement to very real concerns, still burns.

| Jul 27, 2023

This is on the "better" end of most murder mystery films. Being set in an international place made it more intriguing and unique.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 11, 2022

The pacing was a bit slow. The inconsistencies with some of the characters was bothersome. I wanted more out of this murder mystery.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Dec 11, 2022

The Dry is a damn good Australian crime drama and is Eric Bana’s best performance since Munich.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Oct 9, 2022

Emotions are often laced just underneath the surface, plain to see yet withheld just enough to where you can feel the characters piling that weight on themselves internally until they eventually break.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 22, 2022

The Dry is a compelling film that has really enhanced its source.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 22, 2022

The story doesn’t shoot for the big showy climax and it ends a little abruptly. But for a movie that puts mood, atmosphere, and characters ahead of big twists and turns, it kinda makes sense.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 17, 2022

"The Dry" takes a while to get going but still finds ways to surprise its audience as two stories simultaneously unfold.

| Original Score: 5/10 | Jun 21, 2022

"Slow-burning, soulful mystery/thriller - marking Eric Bana's return to his gritty, indie roots in Australian cinema."

| Original Score: 6/10 | Feb 12, 2022

The Dry succeeds as an intriguing dark mystery.

| Jan 20, 2022

The film's strong sense of time and place, grounded acting, and captivating yarn make this murder mystery a cut above.

| Original Score: A- | Jan 19, 2022

An enthralling drama, perfectly paced, the mystery unfolds so methodically that it keeps its viewer enthralled.

| Dec 3, 2021

The combination of a police procedural in a barren landscape and the depressing rural tone works, but with such potent examples as 'Mare of Easttown' this year, the ensemble doesn't fare as well. [Full review in Spanish]

| Dec 2, 2021

The hook is palpable, the whodunit is wonderfully constructed and the intrigue will keep anyone glued to their seat. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Nov 19, 2021

There's enough mystery retained to allow a viewer the satisfaction of perhaps being just a moment or two ahead of the film's revelations without making them either overly obvious or obscure.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Nov 5, 2021

Not exactly cheerful viewing, but gripping and unforgettable all the same.

| Sep 24, 2021

It's consistently absorbing as well as evocative to the harsh finish, with mordant plot surprises Connolly keeps smartly tucked away.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 5, 2021

The landscape may be a tinderbox waiting for a spark, but the film - based on the 2016 bestseller by Jane Harper - fails to catch light.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Aug 4, 2021

Unhurried and absorbing.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 23, 2021