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17th May 2014
04:30pm BST

The film adaptation follows essentially the same plot line. Viggo Mortensen plays MacFarland, a particularly smooth operator who has convinced his wife Colette, played by Dunst, that they are safe from all their troubles in Greece. Of course, they aren't. Tracked down for their crimes, MacFarland is not only forced to confess to his wife the true extent of their problems, he also manages to accidentally murder the man that has hunted him down. With Rydal in tow, the pair leave Greece but their issues are far from over.
Although this is a particularly beautiful piece of cinema, that's all there really is to it. The story, though engaging enough to keep you interested for most of the film, is quite dull and generally pretty lifeless. We should feel like Oscar Isaac's Rydal would do anything for Colette, instead we feel like he is more intrigued by Chester. For three people on the run, the height of the emotion involves Colette running off a bus because she thinks she has been recognised, the rest of the film just plods along to the final conclusion, which is not only pretty convenient but quite predictable.
Having said that, the filming locations make the piece worthwhile for the most part and the camera is naturally drawn to the beautiful Dunst. With filming locations like Crete, Greece and Turkey, this really wasn't very difficult to achieve however. There are throwbacks to old Hitchcock films and it certainly does feel like an Agatha Christie thriller but it is certainly a film you would curl up and watch on a rainy Sunday.
Not a film that will stay with you for very long time after you leave the cinema but a comfortable memory of old Hollywood, Two Faces is a Sunday daytime film at best.