Last few weeks i have watched a lot of movies, but not one of them was like Deathtrap. A sheer pleasure to watch, it is a real treat for the fans of thriller genre. Adopted from a play itself, the movie is about a play writer, who used to be very successful, but now is struggling with continuous flop stage shows and a ‘writer’s block’ (A condition where a writer can’t generate new ideas for a new plot or story). Telling anything more would be unfair as the movie keeps on surprising you. I feel no gifted Indian film maker has seen this movie otherwise it would have surely remade in Bollywood, or maybe i have just not watched that movie.
Anyhow the settings are just like a play, only limited characters and more or less just one location, with a couple of scenes shoot at other places. The story is amazing, the budget is low and the actors are wonderful, just when you will think you know what is going to happen the movie will surprises you.
The director of the movie is Sidney Lumet, the man who directed ‘12 Angry Men’, one of the most wonderful movies i have ever seen in my life. And now after watching this movie, i have turned into a fan, and would surely watch all his movies.
It is a gem of a thriller, don’t miss it.
Rating ***1/2.
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