The Masked Cinema 2022 - See How They Run

Currently playing now in Sydney is The Mousetrap. This long running play, plays a fairly large part of this whodunit film.

See How They Run starring Sam Rockwell, Saoirse Ronan, Adrien Brody, Ruth Wilson, Reece Shearsmith, Harris Dickinson + David Oyelowo kicks off in 1953 London. 

Agatha Christie's play The Mousetrap celebrates its 100th performance, and the sleazy American director Leo Köpernick (Adrien Brody) attempts to convince the producer John Woolf to allow him to direct the film adaptation. After Köpernick's drunken behaviour towards the female lead Sheila Sim leads to a fistfight with her husband and co-star Richard Attenborough, Köpernick is killed backstage by an unseen assailant.

The film received generally positive reviews from critics, however what does this bedroom critic think?

Firstly with Black Adam opening today, if you want to see, See How They Run, make it this week.

Saoirse Ronan as Woman Police Constable Stalker completely steals the show with some real quirky English one liners.

I have in the past seen the Mousetrap at Sydney Theatre, so there were elements of the film that triggered memories of the live show this film revolves around.

It's interesting a murder occurs almost playing into an Agatha Christie style play/film.

I loved whodunits growing up. I loved Clue plus the game Cluedo. So I have to pass this for being some fun taking me back to my youth. 3 Stars.