Posts Tagged ‘Crime’

Simon is an intriguing film because it feels very much like a work that once harbored grander ambitions than its modest coffers would permit. One can sense the outlines of something more expansive lurking beneath the surface, like a sigil half-erased yet still faintly glowing. But alas, there were short-cuts made… compromises in the story… and what remains bears the unmistakable scars of editorial intervention.