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Ray, a construction worker trapped in an unhappy marriage, pursues an affair with his neighbor, Carla. Carla’s husband, Greg, is a mobster who keeps large sums of drug money in their home. With this in mind, Carla comes up with a plan: She and Ray will steal Greg’s money, burn down her house, convince Greg the money was lost in the fire and then run away together. Carla’s scheme, however, doesn’t go off as planned.
Rated R | Length 105 minutes
Bill Hunter | Joel Edgerton | Lisa Bailey | Damon Herriman | Anthony Hayes | David Roberts | Peter Phelps | Lucy Bell | Brendan Donoghue | Kieran Darcy-Smith | Hanna Mangan Lawrence | Claire van der Boom | Luke Doolan | Julian Morrow | Tony Lynch | Stephen Weston | Amanda Crompton | Eliza Logan
A nasty piece of noir from down under, The Square reminds me of Body Heat and the better Jim Thompson novels.
No one is innocent, nothing goes right, and it’s going to end even more badly than you think it will. The only characters I truly had any sympathy for were the two dogs.
If you’re a fan of classic noir, the aforementioned Body Heat or the recent Animal Kingdom, you’ll like this movie.
Eight stars from me.
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