First of all, the acting is not "wooden" - plenty of emotion going on here, consistent with the characters.
Are there cliches? - yes - property development is the root of all evil - well, that might just be an endemic problem ("Mar a Lago" anyone?). Woman detective who's challenged as a bad mother, and operating ("feistily," outside the rules). Headmaster of a school with an obviously troubled conscience. Guy with skinhead style is very unlikable and suspicious, protected by his Mama. Weird "church." All very cliched parts of the plot.
Scenery? Yes -it's interesting to to see the scenery of Tasmania.
The main problem is the supernatural mumbo-jumbo. A phony church with weird biblical references, strange witchy symbols, and an apparent witch wanna-be devoted to her upswept hair-do, smiling sardonically.
I'm watching to see how it all pans out - what the hell else do I have to do these days? But despite the positives it sorta has a cheesy smell.
Are there cliches? - yes - property development is the root of all evil - well, that might just be an endemic problem ("Mar a Lago" anyone?). Woman detective who's challenged as a bad mother, and operating ("feistily," outside the rules). Headmaster of a school with an obviously troubled conscience. Guy with skinhead style is very unlikable and suspicious, protected by his Mama. Weird "church." All very cliched parts of the plot.
Scenery? Yes -it's interesting to to see the scenery of Tasmania.
The main problem is the supernatural mumbo-jumbo. A phony church with weird biblical references, strange witchy symbols, and an apparent witch wanna-be devoted to her upswept hair-do, smiling sardonically.
I'm watching to see how it all pans out - what the hell else do I have to do these days? But despite the positives it sorta has a cheesy smell.