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Sleuth

Overview


Genre :

Mystery, Thriller

Release Date :

October 12, 2007 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

R

Director :

Kenneth Branagh

Starring :

Michael Caine, Jude Law, Harold Pinter, Eve Channing

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  4 of 5 [Rate It]

2 of 5

“..ultimately veers from deeply involved to condescendingly absurd..”
by Chris Cabin [Filmcritic.com]
2.5 of 4

“..sort of falls apart in the last 15 minutes, growing ridiculously overheated and diminishing the overall effect..”
by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 4

“..sometimes feels like an airless chamber piece, but it has its moments where Harold Pinter's wit and the actors' performances meld into something nearly sublime..”
by Pam Grady [Reel.com]
2.5 of 4

“..Just when things should be getting exciting and complex, they become repetitive and predictable..”
by Kyle Smith [New York Post]
2.5 of 4

“..an interesting failure - a film that works more successfully as a study of technique and writing than as a motion picture..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2 of 5

“..a misguided and really rather awkward creation..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
2.5 of 4
Reviewed by Jonathan W. Hickman [Entertainment Insiders]
2.5 of 5
Reviewed by Pete Hammond [Maxim]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
1 of 6
Reviewed by Joshua Rothkopf [Time Out New York]
Reviewed by Carina Chocano [LA Times]
Reviewed by Manohla Dargis [NY Times]
Reviewed by Doris Toumarkine [Film Journal International]

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