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reviews.thatcow.com - : This feels like a serious crime movie, but plays like a comedy. Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine play against each other in a tour-de-force of bantering. Olivier is a knick-knack collecting old mystery writer, and Caine is the one who wants to marry his wife. more...
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7/10
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www.filmcritic.com - : It's not often that you see 2-hour dramas with only two real characters in them. Sleuth is a great example of how you can take the barest of essentials -- two great actors, one great script, one great set -- and make magic happen. A young Michael Caine matches wits with Laurence Olivier over jewels, a girl, and life & death in what turns out to be a very convoluted plot of cat, mouse, dog, tadpole, and cheese... who has the upper hand on whom? You'll have to wait until the final scene. more...
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4/5
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www.epinions.com - : Sleuth is one of those films that has so many plot twists that it is impossible to discuss it without giving away spoilers. I was able to guess several of the 'surprises' well in advance, but doing so didn't take anything away from my appreciation of the film's quality. more...
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80/1
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