It's okay


It seems more like an episode of some high-quality tv show than a movie really. It's a pretty straightforward murder mystery that eschews sensational nonsense in favour of simplicity. The plot is basic and the characters staple. Aside from the red-herring beginning that's really kind of disconnected from the rest of the film, the only real complaint I have is that the music, which is rarely used, seems somewhat out of keeping with the tone of the rest of the film. The real story is that of the careworn inspector, who is easy to imagine coming from and going on to more investigations of the same vein.

On the whole it's worth seeing, but nothing new.


"I'll book you. I'll book you on something. I'll find something in the book to book you on."

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yes, an entertaining murder mystery, shown on Sundance, Oct 2011. Story similar to Clue or Murder by Death, where we are introduced to all the possible suspects, and even the author hadn't decided "who dunnit" until the story was just about done.

Looks like the writer had several movies made from her novels, with similar themes.

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I'm not sure I like who was chosen to be the murderer.

Personally, I would have gone for the boyfriend's mother. She, being jealous of the relationship and that the son was a loafer, decided to do away with the girlfriend. Getting him sent to jail would be her way of being done with her son also

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