Deterrence

I've not stopped thinking about it -- weighing might-have-beens and alternative courses of action, as though remembering an actual event rather than a nimble, superbly-realized fantasy. That's a first-rate achievement.

One of the pleasures of Deterrence is that it does not tell the audience what to think.

A carefully conceived and earnest movie that announces its many points just a bit too carefully and earnestly.

The setting is cramped and the story is illogical, but it's suspenseful as long as you don't think about it very hard.

Probably serves some useful purpose, despite its ham-fisted preachiness and mediocre acting.

The plot twists fall about as weightily as the fake snow.

In short, let nothing deter you from staying home.