Review: Out of the Blue
****

I'm always a bit suspicious when local films get good reviews. Sometimes you get the feeling the reviewers are a bit too generous, sometimes a lot too generous. So I was a bit wary seeing Out of the Blue last night.

I needn't have been as it is every bit as good as the raves suggest. Terrific acting from the top of the cast to the bottom, classic cinematography and beautiful direction from Robert Sarkies. Considering the content of the film it is strangely quiet, almost contemplative at times but that only serves to put the viewer more on edge.

Out of the Blue also captures New Zealand's extraordinary ordinariness and shows how special it is. Go and see it.