A classic crime novel movie made in contemporary times.

What shines the most in this film is the plot, and not only regarding the story in itself, but also the particular way in which it was put on screen.

The movie presented itself with every clichè possible for his own genre, and yet it felt original, as if it wasn't the usual film for a family night.

At just twenty minutes from the beginning of the film we are already told who killed the poor eightyfive years old writer, but still attention wasn't lost while I was watching the plot unfold.

The movie was pretty average, great plot though, bad acting and too many plot-convenient things. Felt unrealistic.

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SCORECARD

In a range from 1 to 5, i'll give a value to each entry written below. The final mark will be the weighted sum of each fraction:

Subject (2.5) = 4/5 Development of the Subject (1.5) = 3/5 Direction/Screenplay (2) = 3/5 Attention (1) = 4/5 Recitation (1.5) = 2/5 Musical Score (0.5) = 3/5 Final Mark: (2.5 x 4/5) + (1.5 x 3/5) + (2 x 3/5) + (1 x 4/5) + (1.5 x 2/5) + (0.5 x 3/5) = 5.8

I gave 6 cos it deserved it.