Sleuth (2007)

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Brilliant acting from Michael Caine who is truly remarkable here. One of his best performances.
Jude Law is... well, Jude Law. Overacting at times, he nevertheless was well cast.
Suprisingly decent directing by Branagh who gets on my nerves - usually.
A truly remarkable production with a fantastic ending.

I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this movie but since I always had a weak spot for Kenneth Branagh’s work, I thought I might as well check it out. First of all, I have to admit it, even though I have an extensive knowledge about movies (by now, I have seen more than 5500 movies) , I still haven’t watch the great classic directed Joseph L. Mankiewicz so I can’t compare both versions... read more

Two extremely clever British men are in a game of trickery and deceit. Andrew Wyke, an aging famous author who lives alone in a high-tech mansion, after his wife Maggie has left him for a younger man; and Milo Tindle, an aspiring actor, equipped with charm and wit, who demonstrates both qualities once again). When Wyke invite Tindle to his mansion, Tindle seeks to convince the former into letting his wife go by signing the divorce paper. However, Wyke seems far more interested in playing mind games with his wife's new lover, and lures him into a series of actions he thoroughly planned in seeking revenge on his unfaithful spouse.