The Two Faces of January (2014) (original) (raw)
1962. While sightseeing at the Acropolis in Athens, a glamorous American couple, the charismatic Chester MacFarland and his alluring younger wife, Colette, encounter Rydal, a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette's beauty and impressed by Chester's wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner. However, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands, and Chester's affable exterior hides darker secrets.
1962. While sightseeing at the Acropolis in Athens, a glamorous American couple, the charismatic Chester MacFarland and his alluring younger wife, Colette, encounter Rydal, a young, Greek-speaking American who is working as a tour guide, scamming tourists on the side. Drawn to Colette's beauty and impressed by Chester's wealth and sophistication, Rydal gladly accepts their invitation to dinner. However, all is not as it seems with the MacFarlands, and Chester's affable exterior hides darker secrets. (less)
Director: Hossein Amini
Writers: Hossein Amini, Patricia Highsmith
Starring: Viggo Mortensen, Kirsten Dunst, Oscar Isaac, David Warshofsky, Daisy Bevan, Omiros Poulakis
Producer: Tom Sternberg
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Review by Brian Orndorf, September 25, 2014
8 / 10
When producers arrive to adapt the works of author Patricia Highsmith, they gravitate toward her Tom Ripley series, which has spawned numerous movie and television iterations, exhaustively documenting the world of the tentative serial killer. �The Two Faces of January� heads a different direction, and while the menu here still includes death and panic, there�s a fresh sense of paranoia to mine. Writer/director Hossein Amini spins a convincing tale of suspicion with �The Two Faces of January,� generating an inviting level of suspense while preserving the spare details of the crime, utilizing hi ...read more...
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