Philosophy professor Evan Birch (Guy Pearce) believes the truth is a relative concept. His wife Ellen (Minnie Driver) prefers the dictionary definition especially as Evan has form for having having affairs with his students.
When a pretty student goes missing. Detective Malloy (Pierce Brosnan) investigates and Evan quickly becomes the prime suspect because of circumstantial evidence.
Spinning Man is a crime novel that does not translate easily on the screen. Evan is just unlikeable and that is without getting into the linguistic subtext of the plot.
Worse, I felt let down by the ending as it had no payoff. It was like watching a badly made episode of Columbo with philosophy thrown in.
When a pretty student goes missing. Detective Malloy (Pierce Brosnan) investigates and Evan quickly becomes the prime suspect because of circumstantial evidence.
Spinning Man is a crime novel that does not translate easily on the screen. Evan is just unlikeable and that is without getting into the linguistic subtext of the plot.
Worse, I felt let down by the ending as it had no payoff. It was like watching a badly made episode of Columbo with philosophy thrown in.