We see things from his point of view, we are invited to identify with him and yet when the Connecticut detective comes calling, we think it's about time. Since the sins he commits in "A Shock to the System" are wicked ones, that sets up a nice tension inside the movie. More often, we want him to get away with his sins. That makes him especially entertaining as a villain his charm makes his sins seem permissible, or at least understandable.
Will the cop or anybody else figure out what Caine is doing? By cleverly manipulating the conventions of the crime movie, director Jan Egleson and writer Andrew Klavan lead us up one garden path and down another.Ĭaine is a splendid movie actor, a consummate professional who is fun to watch in any film, because there is always a layer of irony and fun right there below the surface. The movie toys with us as it shows Caine almost getting caught, as it plants clues we're sure somebody will find and as it introduces the character of a genial Connecticut police detective ( Will Patton) who persists in asking uncomfortable questions. To say more would be to spoil some of the fun. "A Shock to the System" is the story of how Caine methodically eliminates the barriers to his professional success and personal pleasure. There will also be a drinks reception at the Blavatnik School following the discussion.One day while he is down in the basement replacing a fuse, Caine gets a nasty electrical shock, and it starts him to thinking.
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