though the story be essentially routine and and the surprise end be nothing but a bad joke on the audience and you can see what attract these good actor to the project it offer them the kind of role in which good actor can shine and and shine they do . the film be impeccably make for it time . it be remake in 2000 a under suspicion and if you only want to see one version of the story ( that all it deserve and really ) and i recommend the latter one and with hopkins up to date direction and the more explicit reference to plot point that the original could only hint at . the end and however and still blow . ( half ) .