Review of Trap Street (2013) by Michael H — 11 Feb 2014

Life under state surveillance with the concomitant risk of sudden, unexpected loss (or threat of loss) of liberty emerged as a universal story while this movie was being made. It's no longer something that happens elsewhere but something we seem to recognize as a condition we all share. This was brought home by the round of tittering that swept through the audience when one of the characters says (paraphrasing from memory), "We wouldn't be investigating you if there weren't a reason." It's a decent movie on the theme.

The movie starts out feeling like a comedy and there's a good bit of humor and romance before things become unsettling. I wish it had turned out a bit better, but certainly good enough that I'll be watching director Vivian Qu. (I mean that in the best way.).