Movie #186 "The Square" has been likened to an Alfred Hitchcock thriller or the Coen Brothers' "Blood Simple" --- well, it is a good comparison esp. with it being a tense film full of lots of twists and terms, and as the two lovers kill off one after another of the people who see more than they should, they get deeper and deeper into this chasm , unable to get out. In those ways, the film excels. And the photography is good; it's just not near as stylish as "Blood Simple" nor "Double Indemnity" but I kept thinking about the latter as I watched this. This was part of the Phoenix Film Festival, and it was quite enjoyable. esp with the strong plot and jittery tone. I highly recommend it.
Average rating: 3.466
I gave it 4
The Square
(2008) R
Bored with married life, middle-aged Ray (David Roberts) devises a dangerous scheme to steal a large sum of money and run away with his beautiful young mistress, Carla (Claire van der Boom), in this neo-noir thriller from Australia. It looks as if the plot involving Carla's unscrupulous husband and a career arsonist is a success -- until an anonymous blackmailer threatens to expose the truth. Anthony Hayes, Joel Edgerton and Peter Phelps co-star.
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