Distinguished from its identically-titled peers by being solely about interviews, this has Hugo Weaving pulled in by the police for questioning about a stolen car. The interrogation is intimidatingly opaque and Weaving's innocence self-evident, until he suddenly turns from harassed victim to devil's advocate and starts running the show, giving them a convincing account of the multiple murders he has actually been behind. In parallel with this, the policemen doing the investigation are under investigation and eventually interview themselves for their unorthodox methods.
Weaving, with his soft voice and probing pale eyes, is a perfect fit for a character who veers abruptly between vulnerability and inhumanity. It's a small film with limited ambitions, but does leave us guessing at the facts beyond the closing credits, and that lack of gratification is gratifying in itself in a world of too many pat endings.
6/10
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