Review of Sleuth (2007) by Robert M — 11 Sep 2010

What started out to be promising, just ended up being tedious but never really boring due to the strong performances by Cain and Law.

This review of Sleuth (2007) was written by Robert M on 11 Sep 2010.

Sleuth has generally received mixed reviews.

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