A pleasant surprise!

Rating: 8/10 (29 June 2007)

I picked this movie up on a whim, on a Saturday evening, with time to myself.
Reviews on release were lukewarm, so I wasn't expecting a lot.
What I got was a top drawer thriller, with intelligence, a fair bit of boldness in it's style, and lots of watchable actors doing decent jobs.
Never having read the book might help your enjoyment, as the plot twists all over the place. Robert and Sophie never know who to trust, and neither should you. It's great Saturday night fare, and one of the best thrillers I've seen in a long while.
As a standalone movie, and ignoring the book completely, I found this thoroughly enjoyable. And if nothing else, Audrey Tatou is absolutely divine. A solid eight.