Love Crime - A smartly wicked retelling of All About Eve, this film is a strong proponent of the saying, "All is fair in love and war". This time the war is in the business arena, the battlefield the office, and the order of the day is take no prisoners. In a style that faintly recalls the conflict in a far fluffier movie, Working Girl, a demanding and ladder-climbing executive uses the skills of her assistant, taking credit for her ideas, in order to achieve her desires. When the assistant decides to take matters into her own hands and follow suit, she finds herself up against a vicious and ruthless adversary. But two can play at that game.

The two lead actresses really carry the weight of the film, and they are both pitch perfect in their performances. For the beginning of the film and their talents alone it is worth the price of admission. Alas, there are some very obvious and awkward flaws in the writing and the logic of the story. Contradicting pieces of information, overlooked or forgotten clues, some obvious plot points, and simply illogical conclusions mar what could have been a deliciously perfect mystery. Additionally in what I can only assume was an attempt by the filmmakers to stretch out the mystery of the film served in the end only to stretch it too far, bypassing suspense and straying into tedium. The soundtrack unfortunately exacerbates this problem; the lazy laid back jazz reduces the tension rather than increasing it as the music should have. Still, an interesting and enjoyable film, it just should have been much tighter and more gripping.