Go see this!

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2006)

By all means, go and see this movie, once. It moved a little slowly, but compellingly to its conclusion. I saw some of the plot coming, but was completely blindsided by the ending. The acting is very good all round, and the sets and costumes have a feel of authenticity about them, as do the relationships between the aristocrats and the commoners who serve them. Paul Giammatti as the Chief Inspector is completely believable in his role, especially when he inwardly seethes at the restrictions placed on his investigations by the aristocracy. Norton is intense and passionate, a young man skilled beyond his years, working inexorably towards his goal.
I felt that, on the whole, this played more like a TV movie than a theatrical one. It doesn't need the big screen.
There! No spoilers. Don't read any reviews with spoilers until you've seen it. This is one time when knowing the twist at the end will spoil the fun.