Tuesday, March 13, 2007
WHO DONE IT?
Today's film was not a best film but it was a nice vacation from the serious and important.
It was recommended in the NYTimes DVD review a few weeks ago.
with Alastair Sim as a detective in a suspenseful police procedural which is rather conventional until it isn't.
Sim is a great comic actor on a par with Alec Guiness and his whimsical inspector, who knows it all, is beautifully drawn.
One suspense and plot element is the buzz bomb which has everyone, including us, on edge whenever they buzz near. The silent end of the buzz is the sign that they are falling.
We meet Sim in a foreshadowing scene where he hears the buzz and takes numerous near balletic evasion movements. All full of vain hope. Great.
The end gets tables turned as they should be.
Great fun.
A 4 out of Netflix5 but it should really not be rated. Simply enjoy it.
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