'Two Faces of January' Trailer

From the creator of Ripley, Patricia Highsmith, (The Talented Mr. Ripley with Matt Damon remains one of my favorites. Also with Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Cate Blanchett -- one of the chewiest stories. I'll have to watch again soon).

Love this kind of flick. When people are hiding something about themselves it plays real. That's the way we are. That's what Highsmith wrote about. That's what we deal with daily. It's a fiction that's real.

Looking forward to seeing how Hossein Amini (writer of Drive, another movie with an hidden identity motif) handles this material in his feature debut.

Trailer You Can Chew On

Script for 'The Two Faces of January' is by first-time director Hossein Amini, who crafted the story for 'Drive'. Viggo Mortensen is a great actor for this kind of role -- it's easy to lock into what he does. Kirsten Dunst and Oscar Isaac carry their roles confidently.

Trailer has an elegant suspense imported from the 50s or 60s. There's a definite Hitchcock vibe, one of those stories you can get wrapped up in, and I like the identity mystery. Little surprise being based on a novel by Patricia Highsmith, who also wrote 'Ripley's Game' and 'Strangers on a Train'.



I like the title as well. Has that throw-back feel -- old-school but cool. Coming from the producers of 'Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy' is icing on the cake. For me, a great evening in.