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Sleuth (1972)
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Wicked, nasty, delicious fun. Laurence Olivier is a wealthy, veddy English mystery writer. He invites Michael Caine to his elaborate country house, in order to settle some rather unpleasant business between them: Caine is having an affair with Olivier's wife, and she is about to divorce the older man. Olivier, smooth as brandy, suggests that there might be a way the two men can help each other, but what appears to be an intriguing proposition escalates into a deadly cat-and-mouse game. Sleuth boasts a twisty script by Anthony Shaffer, calculated to drive an audience to distraction; and director Joseph L. Mankiewicz (All About...
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A thoroughly entertaining and twisted film that, though somewhat predictable, keeps you enthralled for all 139 minutes.
Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier go toe-to-toe in a cat and mouse whodunnit trying to outmatch and outthink one another until there is nothing left.
The performances are captivating, hilarious and...
(complete Sleuth review by Jessica Film Junkie)
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