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Armand (Achille Reggiani) has been a deadbeat for all his life, and the fact that his father has never really acknowledged him as he was the product of a fleeting affair has most certainly contributed to that. Now his father has died though, without leaving Armand a penny of course, but out of the blue, Armand's half-brother Guillaume (Arieh Worthalter) offers him to run dad's bowling alley, which has been his dad's pride and joy, but it really doesn't go well with Guillaume's job as a police detective. Sure, Armand has no experience in such things, but then again Guillaume always felt bad about his brother being left out of dad's will, so this is the least he can do to right a wrong. And Armand proves to be ... well, not perfect, but also not too bad at his job. And he soon attracts the attention of young and beautiful Gloria, whom he soon enough invites to his apartment above the bowling alley, where they have passionate sex - and then he brutally kills her. And in an ironic twist, it's his brother Guillaume who's investigating the case. And apparently Armand hasn't stopped with Gloria, as soon enough more bodies turn up, all killed after the same m.o. - a killing spree that leaves Guillaume baffled. Things come to a head when Guillaume is suspended from duty after over-working himself without producing any results, and he lets out his frustrations on Armand, even firing him from his job. But it just might be that Armand still has a few aces up his sleeve ...

Now granted, this film takes a bit for its set-up which could have almost certainly been cut down a bit, but about half an hour in, with the first murder, that's presented in quite some disturbing detail, the film really gains traction and turns into a rather brilliant suspense piece, with the tension never again losing its grip, thanks also to the things not shown - like many murders not even shown and Armand's guilt only implied, which really works for the film rather than against it. And a very competent cast only help making this one really tight thriller that most certainly deserves a watch.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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