The Knife

It’s masterful in developing a gnawing suspense that permeates the film, and never falters in engaging us from start to finish.

It’s a fairly predictable thriller with few emotional moments apart from anxiety, and even fewer revelations.

The overriding suspense here is largely created by watching truth become negotiable, and through the small, plausible distortions of the truth that people come up with when survival instincts kick in.

With its twists and rug-pulls, The Knife makes for an absorbing drama, but it’s also deeply exasperating in that it feels less like a social commentary grounded in reality than an edgy play on emotions.