Review of The Offence (1973) by Walter M — 20 Apr 2006

[font=Century Gothic]In "The Offence", the police are baffled by three young girls having been kidnapped. After a fourth goes missing and is found by Detective Sergeant Johnson(Sean Connery), pressure by the police increases greatly. A suspicious looking man, Kenneth Baxter(Ian Bannen), is brought in for questioning that night by the police. All of the detectives want a crack at him, particularly Johnson who has been frustrated by a lack of developments in the case. However, his superiors have decided to let Baxter sweat it out in silence for a while. But Johnson still maneuvers his way into the interrogation room and brutally beats Baxter unconscious.[/font].

[font=Century Gothic]"The Offence" is a gripping psychological drama that greatly expands upon its theatrical roots. Sean Connery is phenomenal playing his most complex character - a man who may have started out being good but now cannot escape all of the awful things he has seen and it is rotting him from the inside. And Trevor Howard is almost as good.[/font].