8 Year Old Me: What is wrong with this movie? It's called Sleuth, but there is no cool detective story, there's no mystery, no villains... all it has is two guys talking about how to stage a break-in, but they don't even do it! They start arguing, and that's like all there is to it! Of course, it takes them something like three hours to do this. Plus, there's lots of shots of like creepy animatronics that don't do anything. Seriously, what is up with this movie? 22 Year Old Me: I really have no idea how I could have ever not liked this film. There is just so much brilliance that went into this movie! Let's start with the credits at the beginning. It lists several actors and characters in the film, as is normal. But it isn't until later you realize there were really only two people in the film - Michael Caine and Laurence Olivier. That's right, they straight up invented a batch of actors and characters just to pad out the credits. Additionally, there's so many twists and turns that it's nearly impossible to keep up with it. The twists keep coming, one after another, long past the point you expect any film would have the bravery to do. I don't want to reveal too much (the fact there's only two actors in the film gives away too much as it is!), but this film is a must see for any fan of the mystery genre. Brilliant writing, incredible acting (this is one of only two films to have the entire cast nominated for acting Oscars), even the set decoration is memorable and may possibly give you nightmares.
Armed with a laptop, a Pepsi, and a swivel chair, J.D. sets out to uncover the deepest secrets of the film world.
Or, ya know, just write random movie-related lists. Either way....
