- If there's one thing Roman Polanski knows how to do, it's frame his shots. There were any number of moments when the combination of close-ups and wide or mid-shots had me on edge, waiting for something or someone to go "boo!"
- Why doesn't Oliva Williams get more work? She was really good here, and also in 09 Best Picture nominee An Education (as Jenny's teacher).
- Kim Cattrall trying to do a British accent is, erm, not a good thing.
- Pierce Brosnan is capable of doing more than just James Bond. Nice.
- Ewan McGregor is constantly walking a fine line between being appropriately subdued and being a non-entity.
- That letter-passing sequence was flat-out stunning.
- The more I think about it, the more interesting this film becomes. Then I think about it some more, and spots of it also make less sense.
- Bottom Line: not perfect, but it would be nice if there were more thrillers like this (ie: not built on "jump" moments).
- Wait a minute, Tom Wilkinson is in this? Since whe-
Grade: B/B-
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