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...Branagh??s adventurous direction is similarly frustrating at times. Ranging from a detached bird’s-eye-view of the action to surveillance camera footage, his style is inconsistent and choppy; viewers will find it difficult to focus. He doesn’t have much of an excuse—this is hardly Branagh??s first foray into directing. His credits include “Hamlet” and “Much Ado About Nothing,” both well-received by critics. But in “Sleuth,” his attempts...
...original “Sleuth” remains a classic, bolstered by Joseph Mankiewicz’s unpretentious direction and several stellar performances. Branagh??s version is fun, but the eccentric direction is all too often distracting, and Law’s overwrought acting style detracts from the plot. It’s a shame that Caine, the most alluring aspect of the film, can’t play both parts...
...cavalcade of British acting luminaries. Dame Maggie Smith returns as the cantankerous yet kindly Professor McGonagall, while Robbie Coltrane provides a comic foil as the lovably gruff gamekeeper Hagrid. Simultaneously though, moments of hair-raising creepiness are offset by the considerable humor throughout, provided largely by Kenneth Branagh??s portrayal of new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart. Branagh positively revels in Lockhart’s self-obsessed dandy dress and mannerisms, a perfectly effected over-the-top caricature oblivious to the sinister events transpiring around him. Ultimately though, despite the movie’s ineffable...
...cavalcade of British acting luminaries. Dame Maggie Smith returns as the cantankerous yet kindly Professor McGonagall, while Robbie Coltrane provides a comic foil as the lovably gruff gamekeeper Hagrid. Simultaneously though, moments of hair-raising creepiness are offset by the considerable humor throughout, provided largely by Kenneth Branagh??s portrayal of new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor, Gilderoy Lockhart. Branagh positively revels in Lockhart’s self-obsessed dandy dress and mannerisms, a perfectly effected over-the-top caricature oblivious to the sinister events transpiring around him. Ultimately though, despite the movie’s ineffable...
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