Observing the most basic rules of mystery thrillers (keep the plot simple and don’t cheat the audience), director Alice Troughton’s “The Lesson” (originally titled: “The Tutor”) isn’t likely to win any year-end awards, but in a summer overflowing with hyper-stylized sequels, thunderously blunt action flicks, and politically-correct animated “message” movies, it is a welcomed throwback.
Film Review: ‘The Lesson’
Taut parlor-game thriller suggests Agatha Christie by way of Alfred Hitchcock
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