The Secret River

Good concept but lacking substance. Weird take on how the mob lived up the Hawkesbury, twice we see the boat going up river with smoke signals being used by apparent lookout guards stationed on both sides of the river every couple of hundred metres. Aside from that, it was partially believable but glossed over depth to drive the action to the inevitable massacre. The main character flip flopped between harmonising with the blacks to irrational rage, supposedly so he could take part in the massacre so as to the fit the agenda that all settlers had to massacre some blacks to build their estates (he didn't condone raping the chained woman, but murdering men, women & children was AOK). Lame duck ending.