Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Excellent adaptation.

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Maggie is married with Andrew, a rich writer that lives in an isolated and fancy house. But seems like the high age of her husband makes Maggie to cheat on him with another man much younger and attractive, Milo. He goes on day to his house in order to ask to grant the divorce so the young couple to advance in their relationship but Andrew is not quite ready to accept this request so propose Milo to steal Maggie's jewelry and make like an burglar enter his house and take them. But turns out that he was fooled and now must pray for his life. But what happens when a detective comes and ask Andrew about the disappearance of Milo? Will he get away with this of the game is still on but there can be only one winner. Who will win?Filmed in only one location the movie is quite good but still for some viewers might become boring at one point and the conclusion is revealed only at the end when there are only a couple of minutes. Arm yourself with patience of you want to resist until the end but in conclusion will worth it.

I hate when a poorly made new and unnecessary film re-make pushes a superior original into the shadows. The Olivier original is in the Amazon Top 250 Films of All-Time....and yet try to find a copy of it on DVD AT A REASONABLE PRICE. Hopefully, someone will at Amazon will realize that the DVD isn't priced correctly and then the demand will result in a re-release of this DVD! How do we get Amazon to revise their prices? I see this happens sometimes with books on Amazon, but this is the first DVD I've wanted that's been affected by these computer glitches. Is there a CONTACT AMAZON or a complaint center we can refer this to? Please advise them if you know how...Until then, I'll just be patiently waiting for the price to come down on the DVDs of the original version.

Milo Tindle, a struggling actor and a chauffeur, doesn't know what to expect when he comes to visit rich and successful novelist, Andrew Wyke. His first surprise is learning that the comfortable old English country house is, on the inside, cold and stark and filled with monitors, cameras and other surveillance devices. Its owner, Andrew, lays a thin sheen of civility over his malicious and insulting chatter, and then he gets down to business. That's Milo's second surprise. Andrew claims he wants to be rid of his now-detested wife. But if Andrew agrees to give his wife a divorce and hand her over to Milo, he expects something in return. Andrew has just made the first move in a game of cat and mouse that may prove deadly....Sleuth is without a doubt, one of the most stylish films made in a very long time, and I really think its an amazing piece of work, technically brilliant, and fantastic performances from the leads.Almost every shot is beautiful, the house, cold and stark as stated by many, is a wondrous creation, setting the tone for the movie and the narrative.The script is luscious, and delicious, and the connotation with sexual orientation and the pair trying to confuse one another is perfect and electrifying to watch.Branagh has not only made a film that is gripping from beginning to end, but beautiful in every aspect, from the wardrobe, right up to the fish tank.It's so good, I may even have to revise my top 25 movies.I love this film.

After watching the just first minutes of the film, I feel confident that this film would be one of the best movies I have seen in a while. After watching it, I feel strongly that this is a great film in terms of the screenplay, production and storyline. As a movie, it had an interesting approach stylistically. If anything, I think that it may be suitable for the stage.There are only two characters: Andrew Wyck and Milo Tingle. And the setting is only a few rooms and the entrance of a grand house. Wyck, who is played by Michael Caine, is an old mystery writer with several successful books. Tindle played by Jude Law is a struggling actor as well as a detective. Tindle is in love with Wyck's wife, and visits Wyck's house in London to broach the subject of Wyck's divorce from Maggie. Wyck tries to convince Tindle to abandon Maggie, since she is a money- spender and a poor man like Tindle cannot complete her happiness. Wyck makes a proposition to this poor man who refuses to give Maggie up. He proposes that Tindle steals 1 million pounds worth of his wife's jewels from his house and sells them to get money. Wyck would not lose his money as the jewels are insured. And so both would be happy with this result.The psychological warfare that goes on between the mystery writer and the actor within a limited setting is well worth a watch. It is difficult to take your eyes off the backtracking storyline with its witty, provocative tone and its excellent acting. Because of the limited space of the film, I developed a sense of emotional involvement with the characters within an hour and a half.This film is a remake of Sleuth in 1972. The opinions of those who have watched the original film may be divided on this remake. Since I have not watched the original one and I had no such prejudice, I found it to be a greatly entertaining film.