Oyster Farmer
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Metascore
51 out of 100

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5.6 out of 10

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  • Summary: Filmed along Australia's breathtakingly beautiful Hawkesbury River, Anna Reeves' deliciously surprising Oyster Farmer is a comedy about love, community and freshly shucked oysters. (Cinema Guild)

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Variety
    Reviewed by: Richard Kuipers
    70
    A small, carefully composed film that rejoices in the parochial lingo and mores of its richly textured characters.
  2. The New York Times
    Reviewed by: Laura Kern
    60
    This darkly humorous, sometimes even raunchy film mostly eludes a typical cutesy, feel-good formula.
  3. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Ken Fox
    60
    A terrific showcase for a troupe of fine actors who rarely find work outside the Australian film industry.
  4. Seattle Post-Intelligencer
    Reviewed by: Sean Axmaker
    58
    At times it gets lost in the backwaters, but the eccentric characters and offbeat humor make it an entertaining detour.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 2
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 2
  3. Negative: 1 out of 2
  1. DavidB.
    1
    This film is another very bad Australian 'fish out of water' movie, with bland, one-dimensional characters and a script which is flimsy at best. A poor attempt at quirky comedy.… Expand

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