Screen

From Nightmare to Tragedy

‘POINT BLANK’ & ‘SARAH’S KEY’

Rand Richards Cooper

It was the end of August and, marooned in the silver-screen doldrums, I went to see what the French were up to. Beaucoup, as it turns out. Point Blank, a crime thriller directed by Fred Cavayé, takes up that hoary suspense trope, the innocent man accused of a crime. You wouldn’t think anyone could do this fresh, but you’d be wrong. Timing is everything in a suspense movie (...)


 

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