'Z', by Costa-Gavras, was the only film I saw of him before, and it was highly captivating. This debut feature film was quite impressive in some ways, but (of course?) not as good.
The story starts out with a murder on a train and works its way through a series of suspects and flashbacks which lead up to a surprising (if only I hadn't read some spoilers somewhere...) turn of events. It resembles 'Z' a little, plot-wise, but not with as much depth and poignancy, and this one is also more chaotic.
The acting is fine, the cinematography is more than fine, and that's about it, really. A good 7 out of 10.
The story starts out with a murder on a train and works its way through a series of suspects and flashbacks which lead up to a surprising (if only I hadn't read some spoilers somewhere...) turn of events. It resembles 'Z' a little, plot-wise, but not with as much depth and poignancy, and this one is also more chaotic.
The acting is fine, the cinematography is more than fine, and that's about it, really. A good 7 out of 10.