Movie No. 42 (2013): THE LAST WAVE
The Last Wave (1977)
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain is David Burton, a Sydney corporate lawyer who is tasked to defend five Aborigines in the murder of another Aborigine. The trial is complicated as the cause of death cannot be completely established as one may suspect the murder is a part of a (sort of a) ritual, which is allowed in the tribal law. David's concentration on the case is challenged as he himself is plagued by the same nightmarish dreams that he had as a boy. In the process, he's on to discover things about himself that scares him.
Director: Peter Weir
Cast: Richard Chamberlain
Richard Chamberlain is David Burton, a Sydney corporate lawyer who is tasked to defend five Aborigines in the murder of another Aborigine. The trial is complicated as the cause of death cannot be completely established as one may suspect the murder is a part of a (sort of a) ritual, which is allowed in the tribal law. David's concentration on the case is challenged as he himself is plagued by the same nightmarish dreams that he had as a boy. In the process, he's on to discover things about himself that scares him.
The film qualifies as a horror film and, as such, it is really scary. For what is more scary than expecting an impending doom with advanced party as the hail, the black rain, the frogs, and the water everywhere that invades even David's dreams?
Date seen: February 10, 2013
Rating: 4.0/4.0
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