Double Fault (very minor spoiler)

Rating: 5/10 (8 January 2006)

Dreadful, dreadful, dreadful.
I just cannot understand the positive reaction to this one.
The very sub Ripley plot degenerated completely in the last fifteen minutes, with the pretension of the Dostovesky/opera references matched only by the awfulness of the actors playing the police and the total implausibility of their investigation (why didn't they just look at the victim's mobile phone call list?)
Unlike many, I thought Jonathan Rhys-Meyer's performance as the social climbing Ripley (woops, Chris Wilton) was OK in a part made for a young Malcolm McDowell.
Added a star for good photography and good use of London locations. Otherwise nothing really positive to say.
If this is a return to form by Woody Allen, I'm glad I haven't seen any of his recent movies.