Synopsis

Release Date: 10/12/2007
Rating: R
Runtime: 1 hr 26 mins
Genre: Mystery
Director: Kenneth Branagh
Cast: Michael Caine , Jude Law , Harold Pinter

The Anthony Shaffer play originally brought to the screen in 1972 gets the remake treatment in this updating that finds Michael Caine stepping into the role of the brilliant thriller writer portrayed by Laurence Olivier in the original, and Jude Law following in Caine's footsteps as the young hairdresser who steals the literary giant's wife, only to find himself subsequently swallowed up in an elaborate revenge scheme. Kenneth Branagh directs a script adapted from Shaffer's original play by screenwriter Harold Pinter.

What Critics Say

For all its high-tech bells and whistles, director Kenneth Branagh’s modernization of the 1972 black comedy remains a remake we could live without, especially when it takes a serious turn for the worse.

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