"All right. Then, I'm just a plain common murderer who stabbed an innocent, defenseless woman in the back not four days ago. How do you come out over that? I don't know how innocent you may be, but you're a woman and you're defenseless, and you're alone on a desolate moor in the dark manacled to a murdered who would stop at nothing to get you off his hands. And if that's the situation you prefer, have it, my lovely, and welcome." Richard Hannay
This film is incredibly clever. The viewer has the fun task of trying to work out the mystery and our protagonist’s next move with the comfort of knowing that nothing in the film is actually happening to them. Puzzle movies are always interesting, though I think I lose some of the enjoyment because I spend a bit too much time trying to figure the puzzle out that I end up missing important bits of the characters’ experiences. This is definitely one of those schadenfreude films in the sense that while you see some horrible things happening to our main character, you can't help but feel a little happy while watching since none of this is happening to you. (Also, it's all pretty outlandish, so the chances of it someday happening to you are pretty slim.)
Rank: 87
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