Stop freaking revealing the entire plot you du...b a..s! Perhaps your wife hates the movie because you wouldn't shut your mouth! Five star for the movie!

I loved it, definitely has a Lovecraft feel to it

I first saw this Peter Weir classic when I was quite young and have watched it many times since. It is definitely the best acting Richard Chamberlin ever did. The movie creates a subtle building sense of dread that I think movies like Take Shelter borrow from using anomalous meteorological events to foreshadow potential doom. The world of the aborigines in fascinating and reflected real societal issues in Australia at the time. I can't recommend this film highly enough. It is great!!!!

Who are you? Are you merkerl? My wife hates this film. I love it. So, perhaps it's not for everyone. Peter Weir slowly develops Chamberlain's lawyer character's descent into aboriginal dream-time as he gathers evidence on behalf of his client. Along the way, he encounters an aboriginal shaman who take hims for a legendary being, merkerl (sp?). By the end of the film, it is perhaps apparent that the shaman was right. The appearance of the merkerl does mean the last wave is coming.