Ten years ago, schoolgirl Millie Brady disappeared, never to be found again. Her father was found guilty of her murder, but her body was never found. Now, Phoebe Fox, who had been her classmate, is making a film abut the girl. She goes to their teacher, Andrew Buchan, who is now a copywriter, to ask for his participation.
The third of three movies based on Håkan Nesser's collection of short stories, is not as compelling as the other two. Perhaps it is the nature of the crime that underlies this story, or the performers, or perhaps, looking at three of them in short order, or the slow, plodding way in which it uncovers and reveals the sordid situation. Perhaps I am mildly bored by similarity of technique in all three: the gorgeous camerawork, the way the silences fill in the characters and situations. In any case, it is still a well-told tale.
The third of three movies based on Håkan Nesser's collection of short stories, is not as compelling as the other two. Perhaps it is the nature of the crime that underlies this story, or the performers, or perhaps, looking at three of them in short order, or the slow, plodding way in which it uncovers and reveals the sordid situation. Perhaps I am mildly bored by similarity of technique in all three: the gorgeous camerawork, the way the silences fill in the characters and situations. In any case, it is still a well-told tale.