Review of Sleuth (1972) by Lorenzo V — 04 Jun 2008
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Sleuth (whatever that means) is actually a remake of a 1972 film of the same name which also starred Michael Caine. Its about two guys who tries to outsmart each other by playing games and the backdrop is a Georgian manor in some secluded area.
The only thing that really stood out here (I'm having a hard time with the plot, what's up with those guys?) are the performances of both actors, Caine and Law. Michael Caine's performance shook me to the bone. I didn't know he was that intense if given a really good dialogue and on the other hand Law's performance is menacing. His intensity matches Caine's sometimes its hard to identify who's the better actor between the two.
As I said, I'm having a hard time understanding what's really happening and I think what happened in the film is unlikely to happen in real life. If you want to kill a guy who screws your wife, just go over to him and shoot him in the head point blank. Not play games with him and then shoot him afterwards, its just preposterous.
Caine and Law's performances did it for me so its a 3.
This review of Sleuth (1972) was written by Lorenzo V on 04 Jun 2008.
Sleuth has generally received positive reviews.
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