Ten Empty

Yesterday's movie was the new Australian release, Ten Empty.

A man returns to Adelaide from his new life in Sydney to attend a family christening. The man is unhappy and we soon see that he and his family members all are angry and battling demons. The film is relentlessly grim and there seems little hope for happy endings.

This was like a partly cooked dinner. We are given some clues as to the background of the characters and their relationships but much more is unexplained.

I'm always hopeful of commercial success for Australian features but there were only four of us at this session on the opening day of the season. Not an encouraging sign.