This extremely creepy, offbeat British thriller has a truly great opening shot and is effectively made and very well acted (the director apparently knew which of his younger actors were the more gifted ones, and he gave them the bigger parts), but it also stretches credibility at several points (the behavior of the new teacher often seems irrational - he could just run away, or he could inform the police directly, but he does neither of those things; instead, he endangers his and his wife's lives), the final twist (about the identity of the "ringleader") is rather predictable, and the eternal absence of "Zigo" is never dealt with - it's like a joke without a punchline. **1/2 out of 4.
Review of Unman, Wittering and Zigo
Unman, Wittering and Zigo
(1971)
Gripping, though ultimately somewhat disappointing
27 July 2014
Warning: Spoilers