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06/24/06
Sleuth (1972)
95 %
Reviews Counted: 19 Fresh: 18 Rotten:1 Average Rating: 8.3/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins
Synopsis: Rarely has a movie with only three characters been so enthralling as SLEUTH, guided by the expert direction of Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Mystery writer and gamesman Andrew Wyke (Laurence Olivier) has found the next target for his mind games: Milo Tindal (Michael Caine), a nice young British... [More]
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Starring: Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Alec Cawthorne, Ted Martin
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1 - 20 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top Critic
Despite flaws (it's overlong and too theatrical, betraying its stage origins), this stylishly made cat-and-mouse thriller with strong social class overtones boasts great performances from Olivier and Michael Caine.
08/03/07
Joseph Mankiewicz (All About Eve) received a Best Director nomination for this film, his last; the winner was Bob Fosse for Cabaret.
07/06/05
A stagebound but effective two-character thriller. It might work better on stage, but you're not like to find better leads.
04/30/05
Top Critic
It's one of those works built around a gimmick that in fact requires a little cheating on the part of the filmmakers in order to succeed. But it's a good gimmick.
01/29/04
A two-man play that displays the terrific talents of Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine
08/12/02
Joseph Mankiewicz directs this deft satire on the detective genre of literature that is both a metaphysical thriller and a psychological cliff-hanger.
02/13/02
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