R | 1h 49min | Drama, Action, Crime, Mystery, Thriller | 23 September 2022 (USA)
The big problem in reviewing a title such as “Lou” (and it’s a great problem to have) is that, if I go into detail about anything which takes place in the second half of the movie, I’ll thoroughly ruin your first viewing experience.
I say “first” because I’ve seen it now three times, and it just gets better with each subsequent watch. The hints and clues from the opening half I had initially missed seem so elementary, so basic that I can’t believe I missed them. They were hiding in plain sight. That’s the sign of a well-written screenplay. All too often, mystery thrillers sabotage themselves by trying to be too smart and too convoluted by half….