Author: KickingK
Date: Tuesday April 09th, 2024
A very able Caine
I won’t do many puns, I promise.
I’ve not read the book, been to the play or watched the ’50s version of this so I can’t speak to how successful an adaptation this is. Nor how well it compares to them. This is a cracking good time in its own right though. The script cracks along with no flab, and has enough meat on it to allow the actors to really get their teeth into it.
Everybody does a great job looking like they’re only just managing to keep their emotions in check. None more so than Monica Raymund, whose repeatedly overruled Prosecutor looks like she’s going to literally explode, whilst barely moving a muscle.
This is a lot of fun while it lasts, but the twist didn’t really land for me and I don’t think it’ll leave a lasting impression.