Sleuth (DVD, 2002)

It's amazing how two actors can sustain this level of suspense for 138 minutes with little more than a few rooms in an old British mansion and a some props. The script, though a bit slow in the beginning, seems to be written expressly for Sir Lawrence Olivier, playing the part of mystery novelist Andrew Wyke, and Michael Caine playing hair dresser/womanizer Milo Tindle. Unless you have seen this original version of what could loosely be classified as a mystery, it is difficult to envision the power of these two great actors and the degree of suspense which can be unraveled within the simplist of scenarios. I initially saw "Sleuth" in the 1970's when I was in college and it has remained one of my favorite movies of all time. It wasn't until I won a virtually mint copy of the DVD on ebay that I remembered why it has been for me a very special movie. With all of its accolades and far more than merely a cult following, it puzzles me as to why Palomar Pictures International or Anchor Bay Entertainment would ever consider taking it out of print. But now it is and has been and I'm a happy camper! Way recommended!!!