This was a pretty good psychological thriller. It might be tough to sit through parts of this film, where it becomes really tedious.
As others have pointed out, Masó might have done better to stick to directing, and turned the role of Robert over to someone else. The scripting for Robert gets a bit old quickly, but the acting just makes it even tougher to sit through.
Matthew Crawley, on the other hand, as Hugo, really shines. It's when Robert and Hugo get involved that the movie starts to get interesting. Prior to that, the background home decor was more interesting than Robert's story - or his whining..
The camera work is very good, sets and scenery are excellent, and the story itself has some interesting twists. The twists become especially interesting when Hugo is doing the twisting.
Stick it out to the end, because the last twist is the best.
As others have pointed out, Masó might have done better to stick to directing, and turned the role of Robert over to someone else. The scripting for Robert gets a bit old quickly, but the acting just makes it even tougher to sit through.
Matthew Crawley, on the other hand, as Hugo, really shines. It's when Robert and Hugo get involved that the movie starts to get interesting. Prior to that, the background home decor was more interesting than Robert's story - or his whining..
The camera work is very good, sets and scenery are excellent, and the story itself has some interesting twists. The twists become especially interesting when Hugo is doing the twisting.
Stick it out to the end, because the last twist is the best.