“THE DOUBLE HOUR” My rating: B (Opening July 29 at the Tivoli)
95 minutes | No MPAA rating
Brain teasers don’t get much more gnarly than “The Double Hour,” an Italian thriller that will leave you not knowing if you’re coming or going.
It begins with a speed dating session in which Guido (Filippo Timi), a hunky ex-cop, meets Sonia (Ksenia Rapport), a red-headed hotel maid. He has a history of seducing women he meets at these events, but the shy Sonia, who seems to be nursing a quiet hurt, appeals to his romantic side.
After a couple of dates he decides to show her his job as the lone security guard at a sprawling estate whose millionaire owner is rarely at home. He turns off the high-tech security equipment so that he and Sonia can have the grounds to themselves.
Their romantic tryst is interrupted by masked thugs who hold the lovers captive while they strip the place of its priceless art. One of the crooks tries to molest Sonia, Guido springs to the rescue and…. (more…)
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