Andrew Wyke (Michael Caine) is a successful novelist whose wife has been having an affair with Milo Tindle (Jude Law). Milo visits Wyke’s estate and the 2 have a battle of wits and verbal barbs. The dialogue is often very clever and Caine and Law savor their lines. The entire 86 minutes are spent in Wyke’s home, and director Kenneth Branagh does his best to keep things visually alive through the use of oblique camera angles and Wyke’s security cameras. The house is made of metal and stone and the blues and blacks contribute to the coldness. The film runs out of gas during the third act when the alpha males’ one-upmanship deteriorates into incredulous homosexual flirting. Still, a well-acted film, especially by Law. B-
Note: I haven't seen the 1972 version with Caine and Olivier in over 10 years but remember liking it more than this one.
2 comments:
Surprised this got a decent grade, as it looked TERRIBLE in the preview.
There's a lot of misguided talent there. They speak eloquently in well-structured sentences. Pretty rare in movies these days.
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