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Some lonesome and unattractive strip of the seaside: Roy Tunt (Alex
MacQueen) wastes away his days sitting in his "hide", his shabby
but especially equipped seaside hut, watching (and documenting) birds, the
only thing that keeps him going since having been laid off. And he is very
meticulous about it, too, and has created an elaborate routine that won't
allow any diversions ... and then, out of the blue a diversion shows up,
Dave (Phil Campbell), a tight-lipped stranger who seems to be harbouring
some dark secret. Though Roy is less than pleased about this diversion,
he is also happy he gets a little change (which only seems to be a
contradiction in terms), and he tries to be the perfect host, at least as
well as he can be in his little hut. At the same time, he tries to find
out more about his guest, but instead it's he who opens up about himself,
his separation from his wife, his losing his job, and so on. And talking
about all of that is a great relief to Roy. Then, while Dave is out for
a leak though, Roy hears on the radio that there is a killer on the loose
in the vicinity of his hide. And when he finds a gun with Dave only a
short time later, this doesn't exactly improve the situation ...
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Despite the best efforts on the director's side,
this film can't deny its stageplay roots, concerning its refined space,
its limited cast and its over-reliance on somewhat stilted dialogue ...
and for a change that's a good thing, because the play is a very precisely
written drama full of black humour, that uses pointed dialogue to both
create and outbalance suspense, that refuses to follow simple thriller
mechanics from beginning to end, instead relies on strong characters and
well set-up situations. Recommended, actually.
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