A good movie

It seemed to be a rather obscure flick but since it was directed by Neil LaBute, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, it turned out to be a nice surprise and, to be honest, it has been a while since LaBute had delivered something interesting like this, in fact, everything else he had made during the last 15 years was actually rather disappointing so this little movie was a neat return to form for this director. First of all, I always had a weak spot for such minimalist features involving only a few actors (in this case, only 2) and just one location. Of course, to make it work, you need some really strong actors and you need some really snappy dialogues  but in both areas, I was more than satisfied. Indeed, Stanley Tucci and Alice Eve were fine here and LaBute wrote some nice exchanges between the 2 characters. There was one detail that bothered me though, it was the fact that Velvet's place didn't felt lived in at all and there was no way that even a high-end call-girl like her could afford a place like this on her own. However, it turned ot to be explained by the twist at the end. Usually, I don't really care about such twists because it means that everything you have seen was just fake which means, as a viewer, you have pretty much wasted your time investing in characters and relationships which were in fact completely bogus but, in this case, it did work. Indeed, it explained why it didn't add up that Velvet was living in this place but it didn't ruin the relantionship between the 2 characters and, in fact, it gave this relationship some extra meaning. Anyway, to conclude, even though the damned thing was nothing really groundbreaking, it was still a decent watch and I think it is worth a look, especially if you are interested in Neil LaBute's work. 

7/10