Where The Truth Lies
Atom Egoyan strikes again
Posted by: LyttleOne, September 14, 2005 09:21 PM
I'm not sure quite what to say about this film. I enjoyed it, but I likely would've enjoyed it more if I hadn't just seen Slow Burn two films prior. It was another convoluted murder mystery (like Slow Burn) but, sadly, not done as well. It was still a great movie for what it was, but I didn't find that it stacked up as well in comparison. I've never seen an Atom Egoyan film before and decided to give his film a shot this year. I came, I saw, I think for anything else of his I'll wait for the DVD....Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth were both very good in their roles....anytime you have Kevin Bacon doing anything where he spends time dancing, you usually get a good performance, and he is also very good at playing into the darker side of himself and this film called it out beautifully.
The sex scenes seemed very staged and didn't ring true for me. And sadly, I didn't find that I really cared about what had happened to the murdered girl. It's a poor murder mystery where you have more sympathy for those left behind than you do for the murder victim. Colin Firth pulled together a masterful genteel gentleman reminiscent of Jack Thompson in Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. If you find yourself a fan of Atom Egoyan, you will likely enjoy this film; however, if you are a fan of the genre, Slow Burn is a better bet.