史上最大の殺人事件、開幕—— 1950年代、霧深きロンドンの演劇街ウエスト・エンド。ある人気舞台を映画化する計画が進む中、スタッフが殺害される。一報を受けて駆け付けたのは、人生にくたびれたストッパード警部と熱血が過ぎる新人ストーカー巡査。取り調べで次々に明らかになる華やかな世界の“表”と“裏” 。浮かび上がる個性的な容疑者たち。複雑に絡み合った殺人事件の犯人はいったい誰なのか！？そして、2人が真相に迫ろうとした時…。
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監督: Tom George
脚本: Mark Chappell
音楽: ダニエル・ペンバートン
制作: Gina Carter / Sarada McDermott / ダミアン・ジョーンズ
撮影監督: Jamie D. Ramsay
制作会社: Searchlight Pictures / DJ Films / TSG Entertainment
Sam Rockwell and Saoirse Ronan gel really well together in this rather entertaining spoof of all thing Agatha Christie. The latter is the newbie constable "Stalker" - an enthusiastic young woman who is saddled on the experienced, gin-loving, inspector "Stoppard" when the pretty unlikeable film director "Köpernick" (Adrien Brody) is beaten to death with a sewing machine! It turns out that he had just been engaged to direct a big screen version of the legendary "Mousetrap" play that had just celebrated it's hundredth performance at London's Ambassador's Theatre. What now ensues is a really engaging whodunit with flashbacks galore as the two police officers have to learn to trust each other as well as to handle the high drama amongst a cast of thespians, an avaricious producer and, of course, a publicity seeking police Commissioner. Rockwell delivers strongly as the rather laconic and disillusioned officer (he reminded me a little of Johnny Depp's "Abberline" in "From Hell" from back in 2001) and Ronan brings plenty of amusement (and courage) to her role as his aspirational sidekick who is always jumping to conclusions. As ever with Christie stories, you just know that the perpetrator of the crime is going to be the least important character so there's not oodles of jeopardy here, but it ends well with all assembled in a creaking stately home where it all ultimately falls to the author - "Moaning Myrtle" herself - to solve her own mystery. Tom George has assembled a decent supporting cast with both Harris Dickinson quite effective as a rather effete Richard Attenborough and Ruth Wilson as the shrewd theatre producer "Petula" and they help to deliver a pace and humour that is enjoyably amiable for just over ninety minutes. I've sat in the Ivy restaurant opposite this theatre for many a year but have never actually seen the play. A bit like with this film, you mustn't disclose the ending or maybe you'll be next... Good fun!
See How They Run meddles through its runtime in mediocrity until the final 20 minutes (which are fantastic!). Not horrible overall, but not worth a repeat. See How They Run lagged along for about the first hour of the movie but really picked up and entertained in the final act. Saoirse Ronan's performance brought some charm to a fairly bland film. There were hidden jokes and puns throughout that, if caught, would give you a chuckle, but overall this campy whodunit failed to amuse. While the majority of the film was disappointing, the film's climax and resolution delighted with funny drama, meta plot twists, and even a breaking of the fourth wall. I would have loved it if the rest of the movie had been as good as the ending. But it made me endure the slow first hour and fifteen minutes before I was rewarded with its clever wrap-up. I can't recommend it, but I can't say it's terrible.
SEE HOW THEY RUN IS A 2022 MOVIE. GRADE: B-. (HULU). > It has a strong #WesAnderson feel. A couple of weeks ago the quirky director Wes Anderson released his newest movie #ThePhoenicianScheme. There have been plenty of ads for it, that’s for sure. #SeeHowTheyRun is a 2022 movie now on #HULU set in the year 1953 with lots of contemporary name-dropping which I love. It has the same “murder mystery made funny” look as most Anderson films. Is director #TomGeorge yet another genius of the method or just a Wes wannabe? It made less than 10 million dollars in the U.S...so…Before you chuckle, let’s wait and see what The Phoenician Scheme grosses! #streamingbanter.
