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harrietshelley's review
fast-paced
4.25
Forgot to review this last year so I'm going to do it now. I love you Wyndham Brandon!! Delightful read for fans of the Hitchcock movie and adds some brilliant segments that were missed for time on screen. There's no John Dall or Farley Granger, but there's a certain added richness and character dynamic that I fell completely in love with here between the entire cast. This play made me fall in love with the movie all over again. Such brilliant texts. For his opinions on Compulsion, i just know Nathan Leopold would have hated everything about this. At least it's better than Thrill Me.Â
kristine's review against another edition
4.0
I was pleasantly surprised by this play. I generally do not read plays; I prefer to watch them.
In a very short period of time, Hamilton develops very strong characters. Brandon truly is psychotic and the idea that he can murder for the sake of murder/art is creepy. Brandon may just be the most diabolical creature I've encountered in fiction in years. Granillo is a sissy, a simpering fool and Hamilton's brilliance makes you want to grab this character by the shoulders and shake some sense (and courage) into him. And then there is Cadell, who Hamilton leaves us wondering if the only killing he had ever done was in the war.
The use of the chest by Hamilton as a tomb, a table, and a metaphor was bold; the idea of a dead body being not only in the centre of the room for the entire play, but a party of people eating off of it was brilliant.
In a very short period of time, Hamilton develops very strong characters. Brandon truly is psychotic and the idea that he can murder for the sake of murder/art is creepy. Brandon may just be the most diabolical creature I've encountered in fiction in years. Granillo is a sissy, a simpering fool and Hamilton's brilliance makes you want to grab this character by the shoulders and shake some sense (and courage) into him. And then there is Cadell, who Hamilton leaves us wondering if the only killing he had ever done was in the war.
The use of the chest by Hamilton as a tomb, a table, and a metaphor was bold; the idea of a dead body being not only in the centre of the room for the entire play, but a party of people eating off of it was brilliant.
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