This was a pretty good movie and it was interesting to see Jacqueline Bisset in a French movie where she spoke exclusively in French (unlike in Truffaut's DAY FOR NIGHT). But, the conclusion of the movie was not exactly surprising for two reasons--first, the dust jacket of the DVD says the movie is about murder and secondly, even without that, it seemed obvious that the movie would "end with a bang". I can't blame Chabrol et al for the problem with the dust jacket!
The first half of the movie was rather dull and not exactly involving. Despite the occasionally ominous music, nothing materialized. The second half picked up steam, but was also marred because, on occasion, the people just seemed a little too stupid to be believable. There were ample warnings that these two women were potentially dangerous but the victims blindly walked into harms way. Because of this, the movie just misses the mark.
The first half of the movie was rather dull and not exactly involving. Despite the occasionally ominous music, nothing materialized. The second half picked up steam, but was also marred because, on occasion, the people just seemed a little too stupid to be believable. There were ample warnings that these two women were potentially dangerous but the victims blindly walked into harms way. Because of this, the movie just misses the mark.