A Well-Crafted Whodunit

Rating: 8/10 (15 April 2014)

I never read the book and after hearing all the hype and seeing the overall bleak appearance of the trailer, I was not interested in this movie. Boy, was I wrong. This is a thrilling detective story about a disgraced investigative reporter trying to solve a family mystery for a wealthy eccentric and his bizarre extended family. There are some squeamish parts involving "The Girl" before she enters the investigation that could have been left out in my opinion, but I'm sure others would say those events helped define the character. There were a number of well-developed red herrings to keep you guessing and actually two mysteries solved by the end, neither of which were easy to figure out. I actually watched it twice over 3 days to pick up on more details and I find it worthy of repeated viewings. 8/10