The Dry reveals itself as an engaging thriller in the vein of fellow Australian production Top of the Lake with duplicitous figures sharing a contentious enough history to confuse facts with emotions thanks to having a familiar face heading up the investigation.

Jared Mobarak

The Film Stage

We’ve seen it all before: the obsessive cop with emotional baggage, the small-town folk being interrogated, the lovey-dovey subplot, the tonal dreariness. The filmmaker isn’t aiming to avoid tropes, and what the film does, it does splendidly, though an injection of humor would have certainly been welcome.

Alex Saveliev

Film Threat

The particulars of the central mystery are mundane, to the point where the film itself doesn’t spend too much time digging into them.

Chris Barsanti

Slant Magazine