Dead Calm
DEAD CALMÂ (18)
D: Phillip Noyce
Warner Bros./Kennedy Miller (Terry Hayes,
Doug Mitchell & George Miller)
Australia 🇦🇺 1989
96 mins
Thriller
W:Â Terry Hayes [based on the novel by
Charles Williams]
DP:Â Dean Semler
Ed: Richard Francis-Bruce
Mus:Â Graeme Revell
Sam Neill (Capt. John Ingram), Nicole
Kidman (Rae Ingram), Billy Zane (Hughie Warriner)
An effective thriller about a couple who
let a mysterious stranger aboard their yacht, who then attempts to kill them.
The plot is quite unremarkable and
cliche-ridden and the dialogue isn't anything to write home about, but the trio of main performances can't be sniffed at and director Phillip Noyce maintains tension well,
with good cinematography and editing. Very much style over substance, but an entertaining thriller nevertheless.
6/10
