Viewed on DVD. This is a way over par suspense film! Acting is riveting and due entirely to the remarkable performances delivered by the three stunning female lead actresses. The supporting cast (which is huge if you count all the cameos) is also quite good. Film direction is superb and strictly about generating edge-of-your-seat excitement. All stops seem to have been pulled out by the director to ensure the viewer never becomes complacent or comfortable. The pace of roughly the first half of the film is especially dynamic: when characters indicate their intention is to go somewhere, the film immediately cuts to that scene. Much of the second half includes various flavors of flashbacks mostly from the perspective of the lead actresses. Most occur on the edge of a cliff with the ever present threat of yet another over-the-cliff murder! The male protagonist is shown/confirmed to have lead two lives (perhaps with the help of his family members). What has been written off (by the police) as a suicide was really a murder; what was heretofore been considered a murder was a suicide; what was considered to be a suicide or murder may have been just an accident. Original source material exhibits a few artifacts of wear. Black and white cinematography (wide screen) is a bit on the dark side. Score is fine. Subtitles are just right (with a minimum of translational embellishment). WILLIAM FLANIGAN, PhD.
Review of Zero Focus
