FRENCHMAN'S FARM
Frenchmen in Australia?
Another Aussie horror film? Where are these movies coming from? Please don't answer that.
A woman's car breaks down in the Australian countryside, which is being devastated by uncontrollable brush fires. She's whisked back to 1944 and witnesses a murder. By the time she gets back to her car, time's back on track, but of course nobody believes her, and she has to investigate the matter herself. It's a fairly intriguing setup, and for the most part reasonably well executed.
The mystery unfolds well for the most part, although there's a subplot involving two bumbling cops and their "malfunctioning" crime computer which I could have done without. There's quite a bit of good atmosphere, although there's no gore or sex or really any violence to speak of, except for this great decapitation at the beginning.
Extra points for the creepy smile on the face of one guy whose head is in a guillotine. Really awful pop music mars this one, though, and overall one's left with an impression of how much better the film could have been with more focus from its makers. Still, not bad overall.