
Sarah Keaton has just passed away following a difficult bout of cancer. She is survived by among others her loving executive chef/restaurateur husband, Tom Keaton, and their eight year old son, Oscar Keaton. The end of the Keatons' marriage was difficult not only because of the cancer itself, but also because they had divergently different views on treatment, and because her early prognosis was positive leading to both not treating the news of her imminent death well. Tom cop... (Full plot summary below)
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Sarah Keaton has just passed away following a difficult bout of cancer. She is survived by among others her loving executive chef/restaurateur husband, Tom Keaton, and their eight year old son, Oscar Keaton. The end of the Keatons' marriage was difficult not only because of the cancer itself, but also because they had divergently different views on treatment, and because her early prognosis was positive leading to both not treating the news of her imminent death well. Tom copes recklessly, irresponsibly and angrily in his grief, manifested by among other things indiscriminate casual sex with a multitude of partners. Also negatively affected by Tom's actions is Sarah's sister, Karen, who feels she needs to be the responsible one, especially as Oscar is often a casualty of Tom's irresponsibility. Many of the Keatons' friends and colleagues try to be there for Tom in any way they can, including Miriam, a therapist who is more a friend of a friend. Tom may have to go through much pain before he and by association Oscar can emerge from their grief intact, if Tom emerges from it at all before disaster strikes in his recklessness.
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| MovieTime, ABC Radio NationalJason Di RossoThe emotional payoff is undermined by the structural play -- a strategy that distracts rather than enhances. |
| Moveable FestStephen SaitoYou'd think the plentiful nude women and an enjoyably cocky Matthew Goode to seduce them would be the most risqué aspect of "Burning Man," but it's actually the film's structure that's most audacious. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanOddly, for all its deep emotional touchstones and the profoundly sad plot, the film doesn't ignite the fires of our emotions |
| The Sun HeraldEd GibbsA highly imaginative, deeply moving and incredibly brave film, boosted by a lead performance so intense, you'd swear the man's from another planet. |
| MoviedexTom CliftAs a complete package, Burning Man is very good, but a little too pristine to be great. |
| Matt's Movie ReviewsMatthew PejkovicFuelled by confident direction and awe inspiring performances, Burning Man is an uncompromising exploration of how one man's grief leads him on a destructive and soul searching path to acceptance. |
| Village VoiceBenjamin MercerThe high-sheen Australian drama Burning Man leans heavily on a scrambled chronology, and likewise feels tonally mixed up, but it certainly does keep you guessing. |
| At the Movies (Australia)David StrattonA film that will shock you with its honesty and its bravery. I can't wait to see it again. |
| MovieholeClint MorrisA gleaming magnum opus that stimulates the mind and massages the soul |
| Blu-ray.comBrian OrndorfIt does reward the dedicated with a searing portrait of a man struggling with perspective, hunting for a way to bring himself back from the edge and prove himself to a world waiting for him. There's genuine beauty beneath the bustle. |