The film centers on a couple who decide to go camping for the weekend to relax and developer their relationship. Unfortunately, Things do not turn out as planned and they must go through fire and water.
Proving that a lot of great cinema came out of the Australian scene circa the 1970s, Long Weekend [claims] its place as a legitimate member of the masterful macabre.
There's a boldness in Eggleston's choice to let almost the entire last half-hour play out without dialogue, and in the clever ways they illustrate the couple's dangerous callousness.
