gets even better with time!

Rating: 9/10 (27 January 2007)

This is a wonderful film, with a great script and direction. It perfectly illustrates how easy it is to be sucked into deceit. At first it seems harmless, but as events gather momentum, it becomes ever more difficult to opt out. The most impressive part of the film is the quality of dialogue. It is most unusual to have realistic intellectuals - I am particularly mindful of this after just seeing Five Easy Pieces, where the family of musicians have the most mundane conversations - with never a hint that they are (apparently) famous virtuosos. I have seen this film about 5 times and it gets better every time. John Turturo is great, and it must be one of Ralph Fiennes'best performances; of course Paul Scofield is, as usual, perfect!