Sleuth

Sony Pictures Classics | Release Date: October 12, 2007

5.8	USER SCORE Mixed or average reviews based on 39 Ratings

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ChadS.Mar 18, 2008

They're only acting, Andrew(Michael Caine) and Milo(Jude Law); slipping on other skins is how the novelist and actor butter their bread. Both men shoot Harold Pinter's words at each other with cold precision. They duel in rooms They're only acting, Andrew(Michael Caine) and Milo(Jude Law); slipping on other skins is how the novelist and actor butter their bread. Both men shoot Harold Pinter's words at each other with cold precision. They duel in rooms illuminated by a blue light. Their mouths are benign guns. Andrew is just pretending, like a blank pretends to be a bullet, when the novelist aims his pistol at Milo. It's a game. The jewel heist, nothing more than smoke and mirrors. Both robbery attempts are deconstructive and anti-climactic. "Sleuth" is really about identity. In the endgame, the blue light affixes itself to Milo alone, while the sudden appearance of the red light seeks out Andrew in melancholic repose. Perhaps, these are the two men as they really are, finally, in three-dimensions, the truth comes out as the red and blue lights converge and produce a white light; an x-ray light.… Expand

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EmmaG.Oct 17, 2007

Great performances, Law and Caine are brilliant, fantastic dialogues and, last but not least, amazing work by Kenneth Branagh.

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eva3si0nApr 1, 2020

Chamber film with 2 magnificent actors. I love this genre of cinema very much, as here it is best to see what acting the actor possesses. And Jude Law shows itself perfectly, the same can be said about the game Michael Caine. Unfortunately,Chamber film with 2 magnificent actors. I love this genre of cinema very much, as here it is best to see what acting the actor possesses. And Jude Law shows itself perfectly, the same can be said about the game Michael Caine. Unfortunately, the story itself is trivial, the decorations of the house in which the action itself takes place are also not surprising. The film should be watched by fans of actors or the genre of chamber cinema.… Expand

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OmarAdelJan 11, 2018

This is a great movie, Very well-written script, the story is complicated, great acting, specially by Michael Caine, it had very smooth decoration with great use of lighting, so kudos to the directors. every element in this movie is well pastThis is a great movie, Very well-written script, the story is complicated, great acting, specially by Michael Caine, it had very smooth decoration with great use of lighting, so kudos to the directors. every element in this movie is well past professional.… Expand

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