A Man of Great Character

Hitchcoc

This film is one of those things where a man of great character with a respect for justice is cut off at the knees every time he begins to progress in the case of a serial killer. A main character is a system that dismisses the realities of daily life for the people they should be protecting. The investigator gets to be too important which makes the authorities look bad. Donald Sutherland is slowly taken in by the integrity of the man and, while not actively in support, begins to let him know that there is something that he can hang on to. The bleakness of the landscape contributes to the depressed situation. When one is so immersed in sadness, the affairs of others, even the murders of their children, don't seem to mean much. This is so slice of life in its portrayal that it really works well. I was pleasantly surprised.

score 9/10

Hitchcoc 2 June 2011

Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw2437650/