Review of Sleuth (1972) by Andrew N — 04 Jun 2008
Shocked. I was completely shocked. I love Pinter's plays but hadn't really respected or enjoyed any of his screenplays (or for that matter any of Brannagh's films that he's directed).
Pinter, however, instead of attempting hyper-realist naturalism (as is typically employed in film) has stuck to his forte: absurdist-minimalism.
The casting only makes it betterâ??Caine is still delightfully charming (and appropriately menacing) and Jude Law actually reaches outside the box a bit to be both homoerotic and eccentric.
In shortâ??this is not a remake of Anthony Shaffer's SLEUTH... this is Harold Pinter's SLEUTH, mildly inspired by Shaffer; and so being: A GREAT FILM.
This review of Sleuth (1972) was written by Andrew N on 04 Jun 2008.
Sleuth has generally received positive reviews.
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