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The Riddle
2007
A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames-side-pub. Gradually he becomes obsessed with unraveling a century-old murder in the pages of the manuscript. Only when he has done so, with the help of a mysterious beach-combing .. Read more
| Starring | Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi, Julie Cox, Vanessa Redgrave |
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| Director | Brendan Foley |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
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The Riddle
A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames-side-pub. Gradually he becomes obsessed with unraveling a century-old murder in the pages of the manuscript. Only when he has done so, with the help of a mysterious beach-combing tramp who stalks the Thames foreshore, is he able to solve the modern murders.
| Starring | Vinnie Jones, Derek Jacobi, Julie Cox, Vanessa Redgrave, Jason Flemyng, P.H. Moriarty, Mel Smith, Vera Day, Mark Asante |
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| Director | Brendan Foley |
| Studio | METRODOME |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 40 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama, Thriller |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 2007 To Rent: DVD: 12 Jan 2009 |
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Too predictable, but honest fun
The synopsis of the film makes it sound like a mouth watering mixture of an Agatha Christie Whodunnit and a Dickensien melodrama. What we actually have is a ... read more »
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OK if you don't want to think too much
The story line is OK, doesn't need much brain power to follow but the ending is very daft.
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- 12 Jun 2010 at 17:59
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A Bit Weird But Enjoyable
It was a bit weird and the acting was a bit poor in places but an easy watching and enjoyable mystery. Vinnie Jones is a lot more timid then usual in this film... read more »
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Painful
Well, I gave 'Vinny' a chance to prove to me he can act....
unfortunately, in this film he proves that, unless its an in-yer-face hardman ... read more » - 754034
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- 07 May 2009 at 23:11
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Jones worries about tough-guy image
- 29 Jan 2011
Actor Vinnie Jones is keen to move into comedy roles - but fears he will be stuck playing tough guys for the rest of his career. The former soccer ace found fame in Hollywood with his gritty role in Guy Ritchie's 1998 gangster movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and has since taken on a string of similar hard man parts. But Jones is worried about being type-cast, and fears moviegoers only buy tickets to his films to see him in violent scenes. He tells Recognise magazine, "I'd like to get Read more
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A journalist investigates a series of murders that follows the discovery of an unpublished novel by Charles Dickens in the cellar of an old Thames-side-pub. Gradually he becomes obsessed with unraveling a century-old murder in the pages of the manuscript. Only when he has done so, with the help of ...
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