Joanna Mccarty Amazing worth wacthing. So good. Biased but well made with many good points.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

Nicole I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

Sarita Rafferty There are moments that feel comical, some horrific, and some downright inspiring but the tonal shifts hardly matter as the end results come to a film that's perfect for this time.

classicsoncall Comparisons against the original 1972 film starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in the Milo role have not been favorable for this remake. I haven't seen the prior picture but will likely seek it out now, based on other reviewers' comments on this board. My main point of concern with the story is with the character of Milo Tindle, portrayed by Jude Law. To my mind, anyone dumb enough to fall for the plan laid out by Andrew Wycke (Michael Caine) to simulate a break-in and steal his jewelry, wouldn't be smart enough to come up with the revenge plan he masterminded to even the score. Not only that, but Milo was ready to accept Andrew's second proposition to live in the guest suite and cut Maggie, the woman we never see, right out of the picture. I'll admit, I didn't see the original twist coming that revealed Wyche's third gun shot to be a blank, but knowing that he was an utterly remorseless liar, it didn't take much effort to figure he would set his opponent up for the kill for real. The finale was a bit more abrupt than I expected, but quite welcome given the absurd nature of the story.

wtmerrett I loved the original book and the 1972 movie so I was eagerly awaiting the new Sleuth to see what Branagh would bring to the screen. From the outset, the Set Design was a miss as I can't imagine a mystery writer living in a cold, stark concrete and steel mausoleum. Writers do research, they read books, lots of books, and not all are available via the internet, no matter what techies would have you think. Andrew Wyke would have a huge library available to himself within easy reach. The only books on that set were supposedly written by Wyke himself.The camera direction was not comfortable to watch as it was inferred we were watching things unfold through the security camera's. An interesting idea until some of camera's appeared to be tracking the subjects. Good trick, but only if the subjects are wearing tracking devises. They weren't. I have a hard time watching images that only show part of the subject as was the case at the start. It makes me pay attention to the camera and not the story. This is a trick of music video directors when they don't have much of a story to tell but still have to fill the time allotted. Branagh had a great story to tell, just not much of a script.Micheal Caine is a fine actor but when held up to Sir Laurence Olivier's Andrew Wyke, he is left lacking. Jude Law does a fine job with the character he was given but he still didn't outdo Caines original. The entire film was not long enough to give any good character development nor was there good use of the grounds as in the 72' version.If you have never seen the 1972 Sleuth, you may be excused for really enjoying this copy, but if you have seen the older one you will not be able to watch this without making comparisons.I highly recommend watching the 1972 Sleuth with Micheal Caine and Sir Lawrence Olivier to see what this movie should be.

Wizard-8 I remember liking the original 1970s "Sleuth" movie when it first came out, so I was interested to see what a modern update would be like, especially since Michael Caine would not only be returning, but playing the senior character this time around. Unfortunately, I thought this update was a big disappointment. For starters, the updated setting of the action is now a high tech environment, which feels absolutely cold and passionless, dragging the movie down to a depressing level. And while I can understand why they changed the last third of the story - you have to expect some major changes in a remake - I thought the new plotting in this last third was pretty silly. Michael Caine and Jude Law do give it their all, and their chemistry does on occasion distract you from the movie's shortcomings. But their characters are more mean-spirited than playfully devious, and that often leaves a bad taste. Track down a copy of the original movie instead.

Catwings 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.