• Starring: Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant
  • Summary: Best-selling author Judith Ralitzer is researching unlikely places to find characters for her next bestseller. As luck would have it, a serial killer with a penchant for magic tricks has just escaped from a high-security prison…providing the perfect source material for an intricately plotted, mood mystery. (Samuel Goldwyn Films) Expand
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 27
  2. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. A brilliant piece of construction, and talking too much about its specifics would only spoil the overall experience.
  2. 88
    Like nearly any thriller, no matter how intelligently and tightly plotted, it is possible to poke holes in its fabric. But, as it's unspooling in the theater, it makes for a wonderful movie house experience. Here's a sleeper worth a few extra miles' travel to see.
  3. The story's Hitchcockian plot loses steam quickly, though Pinon's salty presence keeps things from getting totally bloodless.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. SharonC.
    10
    Absolutely delightful in every way! It kept me wondering who was really the "bad guy". The ending was very satisfying.
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  2. EnriqueG.
    9
    An excellent sophisticated thriller. From Lelouch you can expect always from the best to the worst. This time he is at his best. This is one of his most gratifying movies. Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes
  3. JayH.
    8
    Outstanding mystery thriller, expertly directed and woven together by Claude Lelouch. The performances are excellent, especially Dominique Pinon and Audrey Dana. Plenty of twists and surprises, compelling from start to finish, Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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