A piece of theater, I repeat, because this is exactly filmed-theater, not cinema. That said, I must put a strong stress on the expression "extraordinary", because that's the only way one can describe the acting of the 2 actors. Only two, for all the plot, which is pretty long. Too long, possibly, and I have in my opinion (not being a cinema and even less a theater man) that the third part could have been cut away with a big gain for the story in itself and for the audience. But the way in which L. Olivier and M. Caine perform their (several
) parts is simply admirable. Highly admirable. Funny but, having seen only now the movie (which is 40 years old!), I feel the strong sensation that it was there that Mr Irvine Welsh found inspiration for the main character (a pulp writer, albeit a woman) of his "Lorraine Goes To Livingston" (a part of "Ecstasy").
Review of Sleuth
