The Scapegoat : A Review

[sherlockholmes.livejournal.com]

An unusual tale of mistaken identity based upon the novel by Daphne de Maurier, The Scapegoat stars Matthew Rhys as a man who encounters his doppelganger and unwillingly trades places with him, leading to a completely different life with his double's family, including Andrew Scott, Eileen Atkins, Sheridan Smith and Jodhi May. The film was first broadcast on Sunday September 9 2012, and is now available on DVD in the UK.

It's a very tricky thing to attempt to tell a story whose very beginning could be construed as ridiculous if badly handled, but the new adaptation of The Scapegoat manages this trick with relative ease, despite a few close shaves. Much of the success of the production can be laid at the feet of the cast, all bringing a gravity to proceedings that enable the film to stay on the right side of absurdity.

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