Writer Hossein Amini makes his directorial debut adapting Patricia Highsmith's novel.
Set in 1962. Rydal Keener (Oscar Isaac) is an American tour guide in Athens who makes money by skimming visitors. He negotiates prices in Greek and tells the visitors a higher price.
Rydal meets a wealthy American couple Chester MacFarland (Viggo Mortensen) and his wife Colette (Kirsten Dunst.) There is something about Chester who reminds Rydal of his recently deceased father.
Chester is a financial adviser on the run for swindling his investors. He has been tracked down by a private detective who Chester accidentally kills in a struggle.
Chester ropes in Rydal to hide the body by telling him some lies. Rydal chooses to help obtain false passports for the MacFarland's in the hope of making some extra money off them.
As they travel to Crete, Colette tells Rydal off her frustrations of living a life on the run. Chester grows jealous from seeing his wife getting close to Rydal.
There begins a cat and mouse game between Chester and Rydal, another dead body leaves Rydal in danger of being the fall guy.
It has location shooting in Greece and Turkey. There are actors in good form but Amini is too inexperienced as a director. It is a handsome if anodyne movie.
Amini is no Hitchcock, there are thrills and intensity missing.
Set in 1962. Rydal Keener (Oscar Isaac) is an American tour guide in Athens who makes money by skimming visitors. He negotiates prices in Greek and tells the visitors a higher price.
Rydal meets a wealthy American couple Chester MacFarland (Viggo Mortensen) and his wife Colette (Kirsten Dunst.) There is something about Chester who reminds Rydal of his recently deceased father.
Chester is a financial adviser on the run for swindling his investors. He has been tracked down by a private detective who Chester accidentally kills in a struggle.
Chester ropes in Rydal to hide the body by telling him some lies. Rydal chooses to help obtain false passports for the MacFarland's in the hope of making some extra money off them.
As they travel to Crete, Colette tells Rydal off her frustrations of living a life on the run. Chester grows jealous from seeing his wife getting close to Rydal.
There begins a cat and mouse game between Chester and Rydal, another dead body leaves Rydal in danger of being the fall guy.
It has location shooting in Greece and Turkey. There are actors in good form but Amini is too inexperienced as a director. It is a handsome if anodyne movie.
Amini is no Hitchcock, there are thrills and intensity missing.