Another one to add to my 'yuppies in peril' season of films. This time there is more at stake than just 'butcher the bourgeoisie'. There is a sub-text about masculinity at play in this deeply affecting psychological thriller. McAvoy's performance as the tormentor is incredibly unsettling. This is at its best during the first 90 minutes as the tension ratchets up as his houseguests appreciate what his motives are towards them. The tension dissipates a little when the final confrontation starts. There is an inevitability about the conclusion. Very good. I'm egger to see the Danish original in order to compare.
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One Hand Clapping 2010
A remastered version of this has been released to selective cinemas in 2024 with a filmed introduction by McCartney. The imagery may have deprecated from the original, but thanks to the use of the MAL artificial intelligence, that was used on Get Back (2022) the tracks have been separated and remixed. It sounds amazing and the arrangement of some of the best Wings songs have never sounded better. There is an intimate afterword where McCartney busks in the back yard of Abbey Road. A great experience to be part of his improvising and recalling some of the rock and roll songs he loved as a teenager.
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