This Man Must Die
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Anouk Ferjac, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne, Marc Di Napoli, Michel Duchaussoy Director: Claude Chabrol Brand: Pathfinder Home ENT Cinematographer: Jean Rabier Writer: Claude Chabrol Editor: Jacques Gaillard Producer: André Génovès Writer: Nicholas Blake Writer: Paul Gégauff DVD: Region Code 1 Audio: English (Unknown); English (Subtitled); French (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled Running Time: 110 minutes DVD Release Date: 2003-05-20 Audience Rating: Unrated Studio: Pathfinder Home Ent. |
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Movie Reviews of This Man Must Die
Movie Review: deadly patience and ticking bomb
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a film about vengeance, but it is more like water torture than action suspense. The protagonist, a writer of obvious means, sets out to find the hit-and-run killer of his son. After the police reach a slothful dead end, he sets out in pursuit of his theories of who the killer might be - the type of man, his job, his support network. He quickly discovers a lovely young woman he thinks if related to the man and seduces her, infiltrating himself into the larger family.
While contemplating what he will do, the film becomes a study of how the undertaking is changing him, with the relationships he forms, with the plans to kill, with the fleeting opportunities that present themselves. The viewer wonders if he has the right person, perhaps he is insane. Then the supposed perpetrator comes to the fore as an utterly despicable bully, a salaud that many think would be better off dead. Can he carry out a conspiracy? What if he is wrong? What exactly does he do or not do? Can he recover and have a life again, in particular with the love he may have felt for the girl? All of this remains unclear until the very end, and even then there are many threads left dangling and unanswered.
This is psychological thriller at its best and can be viewed many times, which is always the test for whether I would want to purchase a film. Recommended. There are many levels at which you can view this.